Esterases

ABSTRACT

Esterase enzymes derived from various Staphylothermus, Pyrodictium, Archaeoglobus, Aquifex, M11TL, Thermococcus, Teredinibacter and Sulfolobus organisms are disclosed. The enzymes are produced from native or recombinant host cells and can be utilized in the pharmaceutical, agricultural and other industries.

This invention relates to newly identified polynucleotides, polypeptides encoded by such polynucleotides, the use of such polynucleotides and polypeptides, as well as the production and isolation of such polynucleotides and polypeptides. More particularly, the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention have been putatively identified as esterases. Esterases are enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ester groups to organic acids and alcohols.

Many esterases are known and have been discovered in a broad variety of organisms, including bacteria, yeast and higher animals and plants. A principal example of esterases are the lipases, which are used in the hydrolysis of lipids, acidolysis(replacement of an esterified fatty acid with a free fatty acid) reactions, transesterification(exchange of fatty acids between triglycerides)reactions, and in ester synthesis. The major industrial applications for lipases include: the detergent industry, where they are employed to decompose fatty materials in laundry stains into easily removable hydrophilic substances; the food and beverage industry where they are used in the manufacture of cheese, the ripening and flavoring of cheese, as antistaling agents for bakery products, and in the production of margarine and other spreads with natural butter flavors; in waste systems; and in the pharmaceutical industry where they are used as digestive aids.

The polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention have been identified as esterases as a result of their enzymatic activity.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there are provided novel enzymes, as well as active fragments, analogs and derivatives thereof.

In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there are provided isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the enzymes of the present invention including mRNAs, cDNAs, genomic DNAs as well as active analogs and fragments of such enzymes.

In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for producing such polypeptides by recombinant techniques comprising culturing recombinant prokaryotic and/or eukaryotic host cells, containing a nucleic acid sequence of the present invention, under conditions promoting expression of said enzymes and subsequent recovery of said enzymes.

In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for utilizing such enzymes, or polynucleotides encoding such enzymes for hydrolyzing ester groups to yield an organic acid and an alcohol. The esterases of the invention are stable at high temperatures and in organic solvents and, thus, are superior for use in production of optically pure chiral compounds used in pharmaceutical, agricultural and other chemical industries.

In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there are also provided nucleic acid probes comprising nucleic acid molecules of sufficient length to hybridize to a nucleic acid sequence of the present invention.

In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for utilizing such enzymes, or polynucleotides encoding such enzymes, for in vitro purposes related to scientific research, for example, to generate probes for identifying similar sequences which might encode similar enzymes from other organisms by using certain regions, i.e., conserved sequence regions, of the nucleotide sequence.

These and other aspects of the present invention should be apparent to those skilled in the art from the teachings herein.

The following drawings are illustrative of embodiments of the invention and are not meant to limit the scope of the invention as encompassed by the claims.

FIG. 1 is an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:23) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:33) of Staphylothermus marinus F1-12LC of the present invention. Sequencing was performed using a 378 automated DNA sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Inc.) for all sequences of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:24) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:34) of Pyrodictium TAGI 1-17LC.

FIGS. 3A and 3B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:25) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:35) of Archaeoglobus venificus SNP6-24LC.

FIG. 4 is an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:26) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:36) of Aquifex pyrophilus-28LC.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:27) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO: 37) of M11TL-29L.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:28) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:38) of Thermococcus CL-2-30LC.

FIG. 7 is an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:29) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:39) of Aquifex VF5-34LC.

FIGS. 8A and 8B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:30) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:40) of Teredinibacter-42L.

FIGS. 9A and 9B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:31) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:41) of Archaeoglobus fulgidus VC16-16MC.

FIGS. 10A and 10B are an illustration of the full-length DNA (SEQ ID NO:32) and corresponding deduced amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:42) of Sulfolobus solfataricus P1-8LC.

The term "gene" means the segment of DNA involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it includes regions preceding and following the coding region (leader and trailer) as well as intervening sequences (introns) between individual coding segments (exons).

A coding sequence is "operably linked to" another coding sequence when RNA polymerase will transcribe the two coding sequences into a single mRNA, which is then translated into a single polypeptide having amino acids derived from both coding sequences. The coding sequences need not be contiguous to one another so long as the expressed sequences ultimately process to produce the desired protein.

"Recombinant" enzymes refer to enzymes produced by recombinant DNA techniques; i.e., produced from cells transformed by an exogenous DNA construct encoding the desired enzyme. "Synthetic" enzymes are those prepared by chemical synthesis.

A DNA "coding sequence of" or a "nucleotide sequence encoding" a particular enzyme, is a DNA sequence which is transcribed and translated into an enzyme when placed under the control of appropriate regulatory sequences.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there are provided isolated nucleic acids (polynucleotides) which encode for the mature enzymes having the deduced amino acid sequences of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32).

The deposit(s) have been made under the terms of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the deposit of micro-organisms for purposes of patent procedure. The strains will be irrevocably and without restriction or condition released to the public upon the issuance of a patent. These deposits are provided merely as convenience to those of skill in the art and are not an admission that a deposit would be required under 35 U.S.C. §112. The sequences of the polynucleotides contained in the deposited materials, as well as the amino acid sequences of the polypeptides encoded thereby, are controlling in the event of any conflict with any description of sequences herein. A license may be required to make, use or sell the deposited materials, and no such license is hereby granted.

The polynucleotides of this invention were originally recovered from genomic gene libraries derived from the following organisms:

Staphylothermus marinus F1 is a thermophilic sulfur archaea which was isolated in Vulcano, Italy. It grows optimally at 85° C. (T_(max) =98° C.) at pH 6.5.

Pyrodictium TAG11 is a thermophilic sulfur archaea which was isolated in the Middle Atlantic Ridge. It grows optimally at 103° C. (T_(max) =110° C.) at pH 6.5.

Archaeoglobus venificus SNP6 was isolated in the Middle Atlantic Ridge and grows optimally at 75° C. (T_(max) =92° C.) at pH 6.9.

Aquifex pyrophilus KOI 5a was isolated at Kolbeinsey Ridge, North of Iceland. This marine organism is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, strictly chemolithoautrophic, knall gas bacterium. It grows optimally at 85° C. (T_(max) =95° C.) at pH 6.8.

M11TL is a new species of Desulfurococcus which was isolated from Diamond Pool (formerly Jim's Black Pool) in Yellowstone. The organism grows heterotrophically by fermentation of different organic materials (sulfur is not necessary) in grape-like aggregates optimally at 85-88° C. in a low salt medium at pH 7.0.

Thermococcus CL-2 was isolated in the North Cleft Segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge from a severed alvinellid worm residing on a "black smoker" sulfide structure. This marine archaea forms pleomorphic cocci, and grows optimally at 88° C.

Aquifex VF5 was isolated at a beach in Vulcano, Italy. This marine organism is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, strictly chemolithoautotrophic, knall gas bacterium. It grows optimally at 85° C. (T_(max) =95° C.) at pH 6.8.

Teredinibacter (pure) is an endosymbiont of the shipworm Bankia gouldi. The organism has straight to slightly bent 5-10 μm rods, and forms spiral cells as stationary phase is met. The organism was described in Science (1983) 22:1401-1403. It grows optimally at 30° C. at pH 8.0.

Archaeoglobus fulgidus VC16 was isolated in Vulcano, Italy. The organism grows optimally at 85° C. (T_(max) =92° C.) at pH 7.0.

Sulfolobus solfataricus P1 grows optimally at 85° C. (T_(max) =87° C.) at pH 2.0.

Accordingly, the polynucleotides and enzymes encoded thereby are identified by the organism from which they were isolated, and are sometimes hereinafter referred to as F1/12LC (FIG. 1 and SEQ ID NOS:23 and 33), TAG11/17LC (FIG. 2 and SEQ ID NOS:24 and 34), SNP6/24LC (FIG. 3 and SEQ ID NOS:25 and 35), AqP/28LC (FIG. 4 and SEQ ID NOS:26 and 36), MllTL/29L (FIG. 5 and SEQ ID NOS:27 and 37), CL-2/30LC (FIG. 6 and SEQ ID NOS:28 and 38), VF5/34LC (FIG. 7 and SEQ ID NOS:29 and 39), Trb/42L (FIG. 8 and SEQ ID NOS:30 and 40), VC16/16MC (FIG. 9 and SEQ ID NOS:31 and 41) and P1/8LC (FIG. 10 and SEQ ID NOS: 32 and 42).

The polynucleotides and polypeptides of the present invention show identity at the nucleotide and protein level to known genes and proteins encoded thereby as shown in Table 1.

                  TABLE 1                                                          ______________________________________                                                                 Protein  Protein                                                                              DNA                                              Gene w/closest Similarity                                                                              Identity                                                                             Identity                                Enzyme   Homology (Organism)                                                                           (%)      (%)   (%)                                     ______________________________________                                         F1/12LC  No significant homology                                                                       --       --    --                                      TAG11/17LC                                                                              No significant homology                                                                       --       --    --                                      SNP6/24LC                                                                               PIR S34609 -   46       27    42                                               carboxylesterase                                                               Pseudomones sp. (strain                                                        KWI-56) open reading                                                           frame of unknown                                                               function in E. coli.                                                  AqP/29LC                53       31    38                                      M11TL/29LC                                                                              No significant homology                                                                       --       --    --                                      CL02/30LC                                                                               No significant homology                                                                       --       --    --                                      VF5/34LC Identified by homology                                                                        84       71    71                                               to 28LC; also                                                                  homologous to ORF of                                                           unknown function 5' of                                                         tgs in E. coli                                                        Trb/42L  No significant homology                                                                       --       --    --                                      P1-8LC                                                                         VC16-16MC                                                                      ______________________________________                                    

All the clones identified in Table 1 encode polypeptides which have esterase activity.

This invention, in addition to the isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the enzymes of the present invention, also provides substantially similar sequences. Isolated nucleic acid sequences are substantially similar if: (i) they are capable of hybridizing under conditions hereinafter described, to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOS:23-32; (ii) or they encode DNA sequences which are degenerate to the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOS:23-32. Degenerate DNA sequences encode the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS:33-42, but have variations in the nucleotide coding sequences. As used herein, substantially similar refers to the sequences having similar identity to the sequences of the instant invention. The nucleotide sequences that are substantially the same can be identified by hybridization or by sequence comparison. Enzyme sequences that are substantially the same can be identified by one or more of the following: proteolytic digestion, gel electrophoresis and/or microsequencing.

One means for isolating the nucleic acid molecules encoding the enzymes of the present invention is to probe a gene library with a natural or artificially designed probe using art recognized procedures (see, for example: Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Ausubel F. M. et al. (EDS.) Green Publishing Company Assoc. and John Wiley Interscience, New York, 1989, 1992). It is appreciated by one skilled in the art that the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOS:23-32, or fragments thereof (comprising at least 12 contiguous nucleotides), are particularly useful probes. Other particularly useful probes for this purpose are hybridizable fragments of the sequences of SEQ ID NOS:1-22 (i.e., comprising at least 12 contiguous nucleotides).

With respect to nucleic acid sequences which hybridize to specific nucleic acid sequences disclosed herein, hybridization may be carried out under conditions of reduced stringency, medium stringency or even stringent conditions. As an example of oligonucleotide hybridization, a polymer membrane containing immobilized denatured nucleic acids is first prehybridized for 30 minutes at 45° C. in a solution consisting of 0.9 M NaCl, 50 mM NaH₂ PO₄, pH 7.0, 5.0 mM Na₂ EDTA, 0.5 % SDS, 10×Denhardt's, and 0.5 mg/mL polyriboadenylic acid. Approximately 2×10⁷ cpm (specific activity 4-9×10⁸ cpm/ug) of ³² P end-labeled oligonucleotide probe are then added to the solution. After 12-16 hours of incubation, the membrane is washed for 30 minutes at room temperature in 1×SET (150 mM NaCl, 20 mM Tris hydrochloride, pH 7.8, 1 mM Na₂ EDTA) containing 0.5% SDS, followed by a 30 minute wash in fresh 1×SET at Tm ⁻ 10° C. for the oligo-nucleotide probe. The membrane is then exposed to auto-radiographic film for detection of hybridization signals.

Stringent conditions means hybridization will occur only if there is at least 90% identity, preferably at least 95% identity and most preferably at least 97% identity between the sequences. See J. Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2d Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (1989) which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

As used herein, a first DNA (RNA) sequence is at least 70% and preferably at least 80% identical to another DNA (RNA) sequence if there is at least 70% and preferably at lest a 80% or 90% identity, respectively, between the bases of the first sequence and the bases of the another sequence, when properly aligned with each other, for example when aligned by BLASTN.

The present invention relates to polynucleotides which differ from the reference polynucleotide such that the changes are silent changes, for example the change do not alter the amino acid sequence encoded by the polynucleotide. The present invention also relates to nucleotide changes which result in amino acid substitutions, additions, deletions, fusions and truncations in the polypeptide encoded by the reference polynucleotide. In a preferred aspect of the invention these polypeptides retain the same biological action as the polypeptide encoded by the reference polynucleotide.

The polynucleotides of this invention were recovered from genomic gene libraries from the organisms listed in Table 1. Gene libraries were generated in the Lambda ZAP II cloning vector (Stratagene Cloning Systems). Mass excisions were performed on these libraries to generate libraries in the pBluescript phagemid. Libraries were generated and excisions were performed according to the protocols/methods hereinafter described.

The polynucleotides of the present invention may be in the form of RNA or DNA which DNA includes cDNA, genomic DNA, and synthetic DNA. The DNA may be double-stranded or single-stranded, and if single stranded may be the coding strand or non-coding (anti-sense) strand. The coding sequences which encodes the mature enzymes may be identical to the coding sequences shown in FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32) or may be a different coding sequence which coding sequence, as a result of the redundancy or degeneracy of the genetic code, encodes the same mature enzymes as the DNA of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32).

The polynucleotide which encodes for the mature enzyme of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:33-42) may include, but is not limited to: only the coding sequence for the mature enzyme; the coding sequence for the mature enzyme and additional coding sequence such as a leader sequence or a proprotein sequence; the coding sequence for the mature enzyme (and optionally additional coding sequence) and non-coding sequence, such as introns or non-coding sequence 5' and/or 3' of the coding sequence for the mature enzyme.

Thus, the term "polynucleotide encoding an enzyme (protein)" encompasses a polynucleotide which includes only coding sequence for the enzyme as well as a polynucleotide which includes additional coding and/or non-coding sequence.

The present invention further relates to variants of the hereinabove described polynucleotides which encode for fragments, analogs and derivatives of the enzymes having the deduced amino acid sequences of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:33-42). The variant of the polynucleotide may be a naturally occurring allelic variant of the polynucleotide or a non-naturally occurring variant of the polynucleotide.

Thus, the present invention includes polynucleotides encoding the same mature enzymes as shown in FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32) as well as variants of such polynucleotides which variants encode for a fragment, derivative or analog of the enzymes of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32). Such nucleotide variants include deletion variants, substitution variants and addition or insertion variants.

As hereinabove indicated, the polynucleotides may have a coding sequence which is a naturally occurring allelic variant of the coding sequences shown in FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32). As known in the art, an allelic variant is an alternate form of a polynucleotide sequence which may have a substitution, deletion or addition of one or more nucleotides, which does not substantially alter the function of the encoded enzyme.

Fragments of the full length gene of the present invention may be used as hybridization probes for a cDNA or a genomic library to isolate the full length DNA and to isolate other DNAs which have a high sequence similarity to the gene or similar biological activity. Probes of this type preferably have at least 10, preferably at least 15, and even more preferably at least 30 bases and may contain, for example, at least 50 or more bases. The probe may also be used to identify a DNA clone corresponding to a full length transcript and a genomic clone or clones that contain the complete gene including regulatory and promotor regions, exons and introns. An example of a screen comprises isolating the coding region of the gene by using the known DNA sequence to synthesize an oligonucleotide probe. Labeled oligonucleotides having a sequence complementary to that of the gene of the present invention are used to screen a library of genomic DNA to determine which members of the library the probe hybridizes to.

It is also appreciated that such probes can be and are preferably labeled with an analytically detectable reagent to facilitate identification of the probe. Useful reagents include but are not limited to radioactivity, fluorescent dyes or enzymes capable of catalyzing the formation of a detectable product. The probes are thus useful to isolate complementary copies of DNA from other sources or to screen such sources for related sequences.

The present invention further relates to polynucleotides which hybridize to the hereinabove-described sequences if there is at least 70%, preferably at least 90%, and more preferably at least 95 % identity between the sequences. The present invention particularly relates to polynucleotides which hybridize under stringent conditions to the hereinabove-described polynucleotides. As herein used, the term "stringent conditions" means hybridization will occur only if there is at least 95 % and preferably at least 97% identity between the sequences. The polynucleotides which hybridize to the hereinabove described polynucleotides in a preferred embodiment encode enzymes which either retain substantially the same biological function or activity as the mature enzyme encoded by the DNA of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32).

Alternatively, the polynucleotide may have at least 15 bases, preferably at least 30 bases, and more preferably at least 50 bases which hybridize to any part of a polynucleotide of the present invention and which has an identity thereto, as hereinabove described, and which may or may not retain activity. For example, such polynucleotides may be employed as probes for the polynucleotides of SEQ ID NOS:23-32, for example, for recovery of the polynucleotide or as a diagnostic probe or as a PCR primer.

Thus, the present invention is directed to polynucleotides having at least a 70% identity, preferably at least 90% identity and more preferably at least a 95 % identity to a polynucleotide which encodes the enzymes of SEQ ID NOS:33-42 as well as fragments thereof, which fragments have at least 15 bases, preferably at least 30 bases and most preferably at least 50 bases, which fragments are at least 90% identical, preferably at least 95 % identical and most preferably at least 97 % identical under stringent conditions to any portion of a polynucleotide of the present invention.

The present invention further relates to enzymes which have the deduced amino acid sequences of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:23-32) as well as fragments, analogs and derivatives of such enzyme.

The terms "fragment," "derivative" and "analog" when referring to the enzymes of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:33-42) mean enzymes which retain essentially the same biological function or activity as such enzymes. Thus, an analog includes a proprotein which can be activated by cleavage of the proprotein portion to produce an active mature enzyme.

The enzymes of the present invention may be a recombinant enzyme, a natural enzyme or a synthetic enzyme, preferably a recombinant enzyme.

The fragment, derivative or analog of the enzymes of FIGS. 1-10 (SEQ ID NOS:33-42) may be (i) one in which one or more of the amino acid residues are substituted with a conserved or non-conserved amino acid residue (preferably a conserved amino acid residue) and such substituted amino acid residue may or may not be one encoded by the genetic code, or (ii) one in which one or more of the amino acid residues includes a substituent group, or (iii) one in which the mature enzyme is fused with another compound, such as a compound to increase the half-life of the enzyme (for example, polyethylene glycol), or (iv) one in which the additional amino acids are fused to the mature enzyme, such as a leader or secretory sequence or a sequence which is employed for purification of the mature enzyme or a proprotein sequence. Such fragments, derivatives and analogs are deemed to be within the scope of those skilled in the art from the teachings herein.

The enzymes and polynucleotides of the present invention are preferably provided in an isolated form, and preferably are purified to homogeneity.

The term "isolated" means that the material is removed from its original environment (e.g., the natural environment if it is naturally occurring). For example, a naturally-occurring polynucleotide or enzyme present in a living animal is not isolated, but the same polynucleotide or enzyme, separated from some or all of the coexisting materials in the natural system, is isolated. Such polynucleotides could be part of a vector and/or such polynucleotides or enzymes could be part of a composition, and still be isolated in that such vector or composition is not part of its natural environment.

The enzymes of the present invention include the enzymes of SEQ ID NOS:33-42 (in particular the mature enzyme) as well as enzymes which have at least 70% similarity (preferably at least 70% identity) to the enzymes of SEQ ID NOS:33-42 and more preferably at least 90% similarity (more preferably at least 90% identity) to the enzymes of SEQ ID NOS:33-42 and still more preferably at least 95% similarity (still more preferably at least 95 % identity) to the enzymes of SEQ ID NOS:33-42 and also include portions of such enzymes with such portion of the enzyme generally containing at least 30 amino acids and more preferably at least 50 amino acids.

As known in the art "similarity" between two enzymes is determined by comparing the amino acid sequence and its conserved amino acid substitutes of one enzyme to the sequence of a second enzyme.

A variant, i.e. a "fragment", "analog" or "derivative" polypeptide, and reference polypeptide may differ in amino acid sequence by one or more substitutions, additions, deletions, fusions and truncations, which may be present in any combination.

Among preferred variants are those that vary from a reference by conservative amino acid substitutions. Such substitutions are those that substitute a given amino acid in a polypeptide by another amino acid of like characteristics. Typically seen as conservative substitutions are the replacements, one for another, among the aliphatic amino acids Ala, Val, Leu and Ile; interchange of the hydroxyl residues Ser and Thr, exchange of the acidic residues Asp and Glu, substitution between the amide residues Asn and Gln, exchange of the basic residues Lys and Arg and replacements among the aromatic residues Phe, Tyr.

Most highly preferred are variants which retain the same biological function and activity as the reference polypeptide from which it varies.

Fragments or portions of the enzymes of the present invention may be employed for producing the corresponding full-length enzyme by peptide synthesis; therefore, the fragments may be employed as intermediates for producing the full-length enzymes. Fragments or portions of the polynucleotides of the present invention may be used to synthesize full-length polynucleotides of the present invention.

The present invention also relates to vectors which include polynucleotides of the present invention, host cells which are genetically engineered with vectors of the invention and the production of enzymes of the invention by recombinant techniques.

Host cells are genetically engineered (transduced or transformed or transfected) with the vectors of this invention which may be, for example, a cloning vector or an expression vector. The vector may be, for example, in the form of a plasmid, a viral particle, a phage, etc. The engineered host cells can be cultured in conventional nutrient media modified as appropriate for activating promoters, selecting transformants or amplifying the genes of the present invention. The culture conditions, such as temperature, pH and the like, are those previously used with the host cell selected for expression, and will be apparent to the ordinarily skilled artisan.

The polynucleotides of the present invention may be employed for producing enzymes by recombinant techniques. Thus, for example, the polynucleotide may be included in any one of a variety of expression vectors for expressing an enzyme. Such vectors include chromosomal, nonchromosomal and synthetic DNA sequences, e.g., derivatives of SV40; bacterial plasmids; phage DNA; baculovirus; yeast plasmids; vectors derived from combinations of plasmids and phage DNA, viral DNA such as vaccinia, adenovirus, fowl pox virus, and pseudorabies. However, any other vector may be used as long as it is replicable and viable in the host.

The appropriate DNA sequence may be inserted into the vector by a variety of procedures. In general, the DNA sequence is inserted into an appropriate restriction endonuclease site(s) by procedures known in the art. Such procedures and others are deemed to be within the scope of those skilled in the art.

The DNA sequence in the expression vector is operatively linked to an appropriate expression control sequence(s) (promoter) to direct mRNA synthesis. As representative examples of such promoters, there may be mentioned: LTR or SV40 promoter, the E. coli. lac or trp, the phage lambda P_(L) promoter and other promoters known to control expression of genes in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells or their viruses. The expression vector also contains a ribosome binding site for translation initiation and a transcription terminator. The vector may also include appropriate sequences for amplifying expression.

In addition, the expression vectors preferably contain one or more selectable marker genes to provide a phenotypic trait for selection of transformed host cells such as dihydrofolate reductase or neomycin resistance for eukaryotic cell culture, or such as tetracycline or ampicillin resistance in E. coli.

The vector containing the appropriate DNA sequence as hereinabove described, as well as an appropriate promoter or control sequence, may be employed to transform an appropriate host to permit the host to express the protein.

As representative examples of appropriate hosts, there may be mentioned: bacterial cells, such as E. coli, Streptomyces, Bacillus subtilis; fungal cells, such as yeast; insect cells such as Drosophila S2 and Spodoptera Sf9; animal cells such as CHO, COS or Bowes melanoma; adenoviruses; plant cells, etc. The selection of an appropriate host is deemed to be within the scope of those skilled in the art from the teachings herein.

More particularly, the present invention also includes recombinant constructs comprising one or more of the sequences as broadly described above. The constructs comprise a vector, such as a plasmid or viral vector, into which a sequence of the invention has been inserted, in a forward or reverse orientation. In a preferred aspect of this embodiment, the construct further comprises regulatory sequences, including, for example, a promoter, operably linked to the sequence. Large numbers of suitable vectors and promoters are known to those of skill in the art, and are commercially available. The following vectors are provided by way of example; Bacterial: pQE70, pQE60, pQE-9 (Qiagen), pBluescript II KS, ptrc99a, pKK223-3, pDR540, pRIT2T (Pharmacia); Eukaryotic: pXT1, pSG5 (Stratagene) pSVK3, pBPV, pMSG, pSVL, SV40 (Pharmacia). However, any other plasmid or vector may be used as long as they are replicable and viable in the host.

Promoter regions can be selected from any desired gene using CAT (chloramphenicol transferase) vectors or other vectors with selectable markers. Two appropriate vectors are pKK232-8 and pCM7. Particular named bacterial promoters include lacI, lacZ, T3, T7, gpt, lambda P_(R), P_(L) and trp. Eukaryotic promoters include CMV immediate early, HSV thymidine kinase, early and late SV40, LTRs from retrovirus, and mouse metallothionein-I. Selection of the appropriate vector and promoter is well within the level of ordinary skill in the art.

In a further embodiment, the present invention relates to host cells containing the above-described constructs. The host cell can be a higher eukaryotic cell, such as a mammalian cell, or a lower eukaryotic cell, such as a yeast cell, or the host cell can be a prokaryotic cell, such as a bacterial cell. Introduction of the construct into the host cell can be effected by calcium phosphate transfection, DEAE-Dextran mediated transfection, or electroporation (Davis, L., Dibner, M., Battey, I., Basic Methods in Molecular Biology, (1986)).

The constructs in host cells can be used in a conventional manner to produce the gene product encoded by the recombinant sequence. Alternatively, the enzymes of the invention can be synthetically produced by conventional peptide synthesizers.

Mature proteins can be expressed in mammalian cells, yeast, bacteria, or other cells under the control of appropriate promoters. Cell-free translation systems can also be employed to produce such proteins using RNAs derived from the DNA constructs of the present invention. Appropriate cloning and expression vectors for use with prokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts are described by Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., (1989), the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

Transcription of the DNA encoding the enzymes of the present invention by higher eukaryotes is increased by inserting an enhancer sequence into the vector. Enhancers are cis-acting elements of DNA, usually about from 10 to 300 bp that act on a promoter to increase its transcription. Examples include the SV40 enhancer on the late side of the replication origin bp 100 to 270, a cytomegalovirus early promoter enhancer, the polyoma enhancer on the late side of the replication origin, and adenovirus enhancers.

Generally, recombinant expression vectors will include origins of replication and selectable markers permitting transformation of the host cell, e.g., the ampicillin resistance gene of E. coli and S. cerevisiae TRP1 gene, and a promoter derived from a highly-expressed gene to direct transcription of a downstream structural sequence. Such promoters can be derived from operons encoding glycolytic enzymes such as 3-phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK), α-factor, acid phosphatase, or heat shock proteins, among others. The heterologous structural sequence is assembled in appropriate phase with translation initiation and termination sequences, and preferably, a leader sequence capable of directing secretion of translated enzyme. Optionally, the heterologous sequence can encode a fusion enzyme including an N-terminal identification peptide imparting desired characteristics, e.g., stabilization or simplified purification of expressed recombinant product.

Useful expression vectors for bacterial use are constructed by inserting a structural DNA sequence encoding a desired protein together with suitable translation initiation and termination signals in operable reading phase with a functional promoter. The vector will comprise one or more phenotypic selectable markers and an origin of replication to ensure maintenance of the vector and to, if desirable, provide amplification within the host. Suitable prokaryotic hosts for transformation include E. coli, Bacillus subtilis, Salmonella typhimurium and various species within the genera Pseudomonas, Streptomyces, and Staphylococcus, although others may also be employed as a matter of choice.

As a representative but nonlimiting example, useful expression vectors for bacterial use can comprise a selectable marker and bacterial origin of replication derived from commercially available plasmids comprising genetic elements of the well known cloning vector pBR322 (ATCC 37017). Such commercial vectors include, for example, pKK223-3 (Pharmacia Fine Chemicals, Uppsala, Sweden) and GEMI (Promega Biotec, Madison, Wis., U.S.A.). These pBR322 "backbone" sections are combined with an appropriate promoter and the structural sequence to be expressed.

Following transformation of a suitable host strain and growth of the host strain to an appropriate cell density, the selected promoter is induced by appropriate means (e.g., temperature shift or chemical induction) and cells are cultured for an additional period.

Cells are typically harvested by centrifugation, disrupted by physical or chemical means, and the resulting crude extract retained for further purification.

Microbial cells employed in expression of proteins can be disrupted by any convenient method, including freeze-thaw cycling, sonication, mechanical disruption, or use of cell lysing agents, such methods are well known to those skilled in the art.

Various mammalian cell culture systems can also be employed to express recombinant protein. Examples of mammalian expression systems include the COS-7 lines of monkey kidney fibroblasts, described by Gluzman, Cell, 23:175 (1981), and other cell lines capable of expressing a compatible vector, for example, the C127, 3T3, CHO, HeLa and BHK cell lines. Mammalian expression vectors will comprise an origin of replication, a suitable promoter and enhancer, and also any necessary ribosome binding sites, polyadenylation site, splice donor and acceptor sites, transcriptional termination sequences, and 5' flanking nontranscribed sequences. DNA sequences derived from the SV40 splice, and polyadenylation sites may be used to provide the required nontranscribed genetic elements.

The enzyme can be recovered and purified from recombinant cell cultures by methods including ammonium sulfate or ethanol precipitation, acid extraction, anion or cation exchange chromatography, phosphocellulose chromatography, hydrophobic interaction chromatography, affinity chromatography, hydroxylapatite chromatography and lectin chromatography. Protein refolding steps can be used, as necessary, in completing configuration of the mature protein. Finally, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) can be employed for final purification steps.

The enzymes of the present invention may be a naturally purified product, or a product of chemical synthetic procedures, or produced by recombinant techniques from a prokaryotic or eukaryotic host (for example, by bacterial, yeast, higher plant, insect and mammalian cells in culture). Depending upon the host employed in a recombinant production procedure, the enzymes of the present invention may be glycosylated or may be non-glycosylated. Enzymes of the invention may or may not also include an initial methionine amino acid residue.

Esterases are a group of key enzymes in the metabolism of fats and are found in all organisms from microbes to mammals. In the hydrolysis reaction, an ester group is hydrolysed to an organic acid and an alcohol.

Esterases enantiomerically differentiate dicarboxylic diesters and diacetates of diols. Using the approach disclosed in a commonly assigned, copending provisional application Ser. No. 60/008,316, filed on Dec. 7, 1995 and entitled "Combinatorial Enzyme Development," the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, one could convert the enantiospecificity of the esterase. Further, the thermostable esterases are believed to have superior stability at higher temperatures and in organic solvents. Thus, they are better suited for use in rigorous production process which require robust catalysts.

There are a number of industrial and scientific applications for esterases, such as those of the present invention, including:

1) Esterases are useful in the dairy industry as ripening starters for cheeses, such as the Swiss-type cheeses;

2) Esterases are useful in the pulp and paper industry for lignin removal from cellulose pulps, for lignin solubilization by cleaving the ester linkages between aromatic acids and lignin and between lignin and hemicelluloses, and for disruption of cell wall structure when used in combination with xylanase and other xylan-degrading enzymes in biopulping and biobleaching of pulps;

3) Esterases are useful in the synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives, such as sugar derivatives;

4) Esterases are useful, when combined with xylanases and cellulases, in the conversion of lignocellulosic wastes to fermentable sugars for producing a variety of chemicals and fuels;

5) Esterases are useful as research reagents in studies on plant cell wall structure, particularly the nature of covalent bonds between lignin and carbohydrate polymers in the cell wall matrix;

6) Esterases are also useful as research reagents in studies on mechanisms related to disease resistance in plants and the process of organic matter decomposition; and

7) Esterases are useful in selection of plants bred for production of highly digestible animal feeds, particularly for ruminant animals.

Antibodies generated against the enzymes corresponding to a sequence of the present invention can be obtained by direct injection of the enzymes into an animal or by administering the enzymes to an animal, preferably a nonhuman. The antibody so obtained will then bind the enzymes itself. In this manner, even a sequence encoding only a fragment of the enzymes can be used to generate antibodies binding the whole native enzymes. Such antibodies can then be used to isolate the enzyme from cells expressing that enzyme.

For preparation of monoclonal antibodies, any technique which provides antibodies produced by continuous cell line cultures can be used. Examples include the hybridoma technique (Kohler and Milstein, Nature, 256:495-497, 1975), the trioma technique, the human B-cell hybridoma technique (Kozbor et al., Immunology Today 4:72, 1983), and the EBV-hybridoma technique to produce human monoclonal antibodies (Cole et al., in Monoclonal Antibodies and Cancer Therapy, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96, 1985).

Techniques described for the production of single chain antibodies (U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778) can be adapted to produce single chain antibodies to immunogenic enzyme products of this invention. Also, transgenic mice may be used to express humanized antibodies to immunogenic enzyme products of this invention.

Antibodies generated against an enzyme of the present invention may be used in screening for similar enzymes from other organisms and samples. Such screening techniques are known in the art, for example, one such screening assay is described in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d Ed.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Section 12.21-12.28 (1989) which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

The present invention will be further described with reference to the following examples; however, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to such examples. All parts or amounts, unless otherwise specified, are by weight.

In order to facilitate understanding of the following examples certain frequently occurring methods and/or terms will be described.

"Plasmids" are designated by a lower case "p" preceded and/or followed by capital letters and/or numbers. The starting plasmids herein are either commercially available, publicly available on an unrestricted basis, or can be constructed from available plasmids in accord with published procedures. In addition, equivalent plasmids to those described are known in the art and will be apparent to the ordinarily skilled artisan.

"Digestion" of DNA refers to catalytic cleavage of the DNA with a restriction enzyme that acts only at certain sequences in the DNA. The various restriction enzymes used herein are commercially available and their reaction conditions, cofactors and other requirements were used as would be known to the ordinarily skilled artisan. For analytical purposes, typically 1 μg of plasmid or DNA fragment is used with about 2 units of enzyme in about 20 μl of buffer solution. For the purpose of isolating DNA fragments for plasmid construction, typically 5 to 50 μg of DNA are digested with 20 to 250 units of enzyme in a larger volume. Appropriate buffers and substrate amounts for particular restriction enzymes are specified by the manufacturer. Incubation times of about 1 hour at 37° C. are ordinarily used, but may vary in accordance with the supplier's instructions. After digestion the reaction is electrophoresed directly on a polyacrylamide gel to isolate the desired fragment.

Size separation of the cleaved fragments is performed using 8 percent polyacrylamide gel described by Goeddel et al., Nucleic Acids Res., 8:4057 (1980). "Oligonucleotides" refers to either a single stranded polydeoxynucleotide or two complementary polydeoxynucleotide strands which may be chemically synthesized. Such synthetic oligonucleotides have no 5' phosphate and thus will not ligate to another oligonucleotide without adding a phosphate with an ATP in the presence of a kinase. A synthetic oligonucleotide will ligate to a fragment that has not been dephosphorylated. "Ligation" refers to the process of forming phosphodiester bonds between two double stranded nucleic acid fragments (Maniatis, T., et al., Id., p. 146). Unless otherwise provided, ligation may be accomplished using known buffers and conditions with 10 units of T4 DNA ligase ("ligase") per 0.5 μg of approximately equimolar amounts of the DNA fragments to be ligated.

Unless otherwise stated, transformation was performed as described in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (2d Ed.), Cold Spring Harbor Press (1989).

EXAMPLE 1 Bacterial Expression and Purification of Esterases

DNA encoding the enzymes of the present invention, SEQ ID NOS:33 through 42, were initially amplified from a pBluescript vector containing the DNA by the PCR technique using the primers noted herein. The amplified sequences were then inserted into the respective PQE vector listed beneath the primer sequences, and the enzyme was expressed according to the protocols set forth herein. The 5' and 3' primer sequences for the respective genes are as follows:Straphylothermus marinus F1-12LC5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGTCTTTA AACAAGCACT CT3' CGGAAGATCT CTATCGTTTA GTGTATGATT Tvector: pQETPyrodictium TAG11-17LC5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGAAACTC CTTGAGCCCA CA EcoRI3' CGGAAGATCT CGCCGGTACA CCATCAGCCA C BglIIvector: pQETArchaeoglobus venificus SNP6-24LC5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGCCATAT GTTAGGAATG GT3' CGGAGGTACC TTAGAACTGT GCTGAAGAAA TAAATTCGTC CATTGCTCT3' CGGAGGTACC TTAGAACTGT GCTGAAGAAA TAAATTCGTC CATTGCTCTA TTAvector: pQET 28LCex pyrophilus5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGAGATTG AGGAAATTTG AAG3' CGGAGGTACC CTATTCAGAA AGTACCTCTA Avector: pQET 29LC5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGTTTAAT ATCAATGTCT TT3' CGGAAGATCT TTAAGGATTT TCCCTGGGTA Gvector: pQET 30LCococcus CL-25' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGGAGGTT TACAAGGCCA AA3' CGGAGGTACC TTATTGAGCC GAAGAGTACG Avector: pQET 34LCex VF55' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGATTGGC AATTTGAAAT TGA EcoRI3' CGGAGGTACC TTAAAGTGCT CTCATATCCC C KpnIvector: pQETTeredinibacter 42L5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGCCAGCT AATGACTCAC CC3' CGGAAGATCT TCAACAGGCT CCAAATAATT TC (without His-tag)3' CGGAAGATCT ACAGGCTCCA AATAATTTC (with His-tag)vector: pQE12Archaeoglobus fulgidus VC16-16MC5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGCTTGAT ATGCCAATCG AC EcoR13' CGGAGGTACC CTAGTCGAAG ACAAGAAGAG C Kpn1vector: pQETSulfolabus solfataricus P1-8LC5' CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGCCCCAG GATCCTAGAA TT EcoR13' CGGAGGTACC TTAAATTTTA TCATAAAATA C Kpn1vector: pQET

The restriction enzyme sites indicated correspond to the restriction enzyme sites on the bacterial expression vector indicated for the respective gene (Qiagen, Inc. Chatsworth, Calif.). The pQE vector encodes antibiotic resistance (Amp^(r)), a bacterial origin of replication (ori), an IPTG-regulatable promoter operator (P/O), a ribosome binding site (RBS), a 6His tag and restriction enzyme sites.

The pQE vector was digested with the restriction enzymes indicated. The amplified sequences were ligated into the respective pQE vector and inserted in frame with the sequence encoding for the RBS. The ligation mixture was then used to transform the E. coli strain M15/pREP4 (Qiagen, Inc.) by electroporation. M15/pREP4 contains multiple copies of the plasmid pREP4, which expresses the lacI repressor and also confers kanamycin resistance (Kan^(r)). Transformants were identified by their ability to grow on LB plates and ampicillin/kanamycin resistant colonies were selected. Plasmid DNA was isolated and confirmed by restriction analysis. Clones containing the desired constructs were grown overnight (O/N) in liquid culture in LB media supplemented with both Amp (100 ug/ml) and Kan (25 ug/ml). The O/N culture was used to inoculate a large culture at a ratio of 1:100 to 1:250. The cells were grown to an optical density 600 (O.D.⁶⁰⁰) of between 0.4 and 0.6. IPTG ("Isopropyl-B-D-thiogalacto pyranoside") was then added to a final concentration of 1 mM. IPTG induces by inactivating the lad repressor, clearing the P/0 leading to increased gene expression. Cells were grown an extra 3 to 4 hours. Cells were then harvested by centrifugation.

The primer sequences set out above may also be employed to isolate the target gene from the deposited material by hybridization techniques described above.

EXAMPLE 2 Isolation of a Selected Clone from the Deposited Genomic Clones

The two oligonucleotide primers corresponding to the gene of interest are used to amplify the gene from the deposited material. A polymerase chain reaction is carried out in 25 μl of reaction mixture with 0.1 μg of the DNA of the gene of interest. The reaction mixture is 1.5-5 mM MgCl₂, 0.01% (w/v) gelatin, 20 μM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP, 25 pmol of each primer and 1.25 Unit of Taq polymerase. Thirty cycles of PCR (denaturation at 94° C. for 1 min; annealing at 55° C. for 1 min; elongation at 72° C. for 1 min) are performed with the Perkin-Elmer Cetus 9600 thermal cycler. The amplified product is analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis and the DNA band with expected molecular weight is excised and purified. The PCR product is verified to be the gene of interest by subcloning and sequencing the DNA product.

EXAMPLE 3 Production of the Expression Gene Bank

Colonies containing pBluescript plasmids with random inserts from the organisms M11TL, Thermococcus GU5L5, and Teredinibacter were obtained according to the method of Hay and Short, Strategies, 5:16, 1992.

EXAMPLE 4 Screening for Lipase/Esterase Activity

The resulting colonies were picked with sterile toothpicks and used to singly inoculate each of the wells of 96-well microtiter plates. The wells contained 250 μL of LB media with 100 μg/mL ampicillin, 80 μg/mL methicillin, and 10% v/v glycerol (LB Amp/Meth, glycerol). The cells were grown overnight at 37° C. without shaking. This constituted generation of the "Source GeneBank." Each well of the Source GeneBank thus contained a stock culture of E. coli cells, each of which contained a pBluescript with a unique DNA insert.

The plates of the Source GeneBank were used to multiply inoculate a single plate (the "Condensed Plate") containing in each well 200 μL of LB Amp/Meth, glycerol. This step was performed using the High Density Replicating Tool (HDRT) of the Beckman Biomek with a 1% bleach, water, isopropanol, air-dry sterilization cycle in between each inoculation. Each well of the Condensed Plate thus contained 10 to 12 different pBluescript clones from each of the source library plates. The Condensed Plate was grown for 16 hours at 37° C. and then used to inoculate two white 96-well Polyfiltronics microtiter daughter plates containing in each well 250 μL of LB Amp/Meth (no glycerol). The original condensed plate was put in storage -80° C. The two condensed daughter plates were incubated at 37° C. for 18 hours.

The short chain esterase `600 μM substrate stock solution` was prepared as follows: 25 mg of each of the following compounds was dissolved in the appropriate volume of DMSO to yield a 25.2 mM solution. The compounds used were 4-methylumbelliferyl proprionoate, 4-methylumbelliferyl butyrate, and 4-methylumbelliferyl heptanoate. Two hundred fifty microliters of each DMSO solution was added to ca 9 mL of 50 mM, pH 7.5 Hepes buffer which contained 0.6% of Triton X-100 and 0.6 mg per mL of dodecyl maltoside (Anatrace). The volume was taken to 10.5 mL with the above Hepes buffer to yield a slightly cloudy suspension.

The long chain `600 μM substrate stock solution` was prepared as follows: 25 mg of each of the following compounds was dissolved in DMSO to 25.2 mM as above. The compounds used were 4-methylumbelliferyl elaidate, 4-methylumbelliferyl palmitate, 4-methylumbelliferyl oleate, and 4-methylumbelliferyl stearate. All required brief warming in a 70° C. bath to achieve dissolution. Two hundred fifty microliters of each DMSO solution was added to the Hepes buffer and diluted to 10.5 mL as above. All seven umbelliferones were obtained from Sigma Chemical Co.

Fifty μL of the long chain esterase or short chain esterase `600 μM substrate stock solution` was added to each of the wells of a white condensed plate using the Biomek to yield a final concentration of substrate of about 100 μM.. The fluorescence values were recorded (excitation=326 nm, emission=450 nm) on a plate-reading fluorometer immediately after addition of the substrate. The plate was incubated at 70° C. for 60 minutes in the case of the long chain substrates, and 30 minutes at RT in the case of the short chain substrates. The fluorescence values were recorded again. The initial and final fluorescence values were compared to determine if an active clone was present.

EXAMPLE 5 Isolation and Purification of the Active Clone

To isolate the individual clone which carried the activity, the Source GeneBank plates were thawed and the individual wells used to singly inoculate a new plate containing LB Amp/Meth. As above, the plate was incubated at 37° C. to grow the cells, 50 μL of 600 μM substrate stock solution was added using the Biomek and the fluorescence was determined. Once the active well from the source plate was identified, cells from this active well were streaked on agar with LB/Amp/Meth and grown overnight at 37° C. to obtain single colonies. Eight single colonies were picked with a sterile toothpick and used to singly inoculate the wells of a 96-well microtiter plate. The wells contained 250 μL of LB Amp/Meth. The cells were grown overnight at 37° C. without shaking. A 200 μL aliquot was removed from each well and assayed with the appropriate long or short chain substrates as above. The most active clone was identified and the remaining 50 μL of culture was used to streak an agar plate with LB/Amp/Meth. Eight single colonies were picked, grown and assayed as above. The most active clone was used to inoculate 3 mL cultures of LB/Amp/Meth, which were grown overnight. The plasmid DNA was isolated from the cultures and utilized for sequencing.

Numerous modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings and, therefore, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as particularly described.

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#EOTIDES                                                (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  cDNA                                                -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #20:                            #          31      GAAC AGAAGAAGAG C                                           - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  52 NUCL - #EOTIDES                                                (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  cDNA                                                -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #21:                            - CCGAGAATTC ATTAAAGAGG AGAAATTAAC TATGCCCCTA GATCCTAGAA TT - #                  52                                                                           - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  31 NUCL - #EOTIDES                                                (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  cDNA                                                -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #22:                            #          31      TTTA TCATAAAATA C                                           - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  555 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #23:                            - ATG TCT TTA AAC AAG CAC TCT TGG ATG GAT AT - #G ATA ATA TTT ATT CTC            48                                                                           Met Ser Leu Asn Lys His Ser Trp Met Asp Me - #t Ile Ile Phe Ile Leu            #                 15                                                           - AGC TTT TCT TTC CCA TTA ACA ATG ATC GCA TT - #A GCT ATC TCT ATG TCG            96                                                                           Ser Phe Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr Met Ile Ala Le - #u Ala Ile Ser Met Ser            #             30                                                               - TCA TGG TTT AAT ATA TGG AAT AAT GCA TTA AG - #C GAT CTA GGA CAT GCT           144                                                                           Ser Trp Phe Asn Ile Trp Asn Asn Ala Leu Se - #r Asp Leu Gly His Ala            #        45                                                                    - GTT AAA AGC AGT GTT GCT CCA ATA TTC AAT CT - #A GGT CTT GCA ATT GGT           192                                                                           Val Lys Ser Ser Val Ala Pro Ile Phe Asn Le - #u Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly            #     60                                                                       - GGG ATA CTA ATT GTT ATA GTT GGT TTA AGA AA - #T CTT TAT TCG TGG AGT           240                                                                           Gly Ile Leu Ile Val Ile Val Gly Leu Arg As - #n Leu Tyr Ser Trp Ser            # 80                                                                           - AGA GTT AAA GGA TCT TTA ATC ATA TCC ATG GG - #T GTA TTT CTT AAC TTA           288                                                                           Arg Val Lys Gly Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Met Gl - #y Val Phe Leu Asn Leu            #                 95                                                           - ATA GGG GTT TTC GAC GAA GTA TAT GGT TGG AT - #A CAT TTC CTA GTC TCA           336                                                                           Ile Gly Val Phe Asp Glu Val Tyr Gly Trp Il - #e His Phe Leu Val Ser            #           110                                                                - GTA TTG TTT TTC TTA TCA ATA ATA GCA TAT TT - #C ATA GCT ATA TCA ATA           384                                                                           Val Leu Phe Phe Leu Ser Ile Ile Ala Tyr Ph - #e Ile Ala Ile Ser Ile            #       125                                                                    - CTT GAC AAA TCA TGG ATA GCT GTT CTA CTA AT - #A ATA GGT CAT ATT GCA           432                                                                           Leu Asp Lys Ser Trp Ile Ala Val Leu Leu Il - #e Ile Gly His Ile Ala            #   140                                                                        - ATG TGG TAT CTA CAC TTT GCT TCA GAG ATT CC - #G AGA GGT GCT GCT ATT           480                                                                           Met Trp Tyr Leu His Phe Ala Ser Glu Ile Pr - #o Arg Gly Ala Ala Ile            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - CCC GAG TTA TTA GCG GTA TTC TCG TTT TTA CC - #A TTC TAT ATA AGA CAG           528                                                                           Pro Glu Leu Leu Ala Val Phe Ser Phe Leu Pr - #o Phe Tyr Ile Arg Asp            #               175                                                            #            555   AC ACT AAA CGA TAG                                          Tyr Phe Lys Ser Tyr Thr Lys Arg                                                            180                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  1041 NU - #CLEOTIDES                                              (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #24:                            - ATG AAA CTC CTT GAG CCC ACA AAT ACC TCC TA - #C ACG CTG TTA CAG GAT            48                                                                           Met Lys Leu Leu Glu Pro Thr Asn Thr Ser Ty - #r Thr Leu Leu Gln Asp            #                 15                                                           - TTA GCA TTG CAT TTT GCA TTT TAC TGG TTT CT - #G GCC GTG TAT ACG TGG            96                                                                           Leu Ala Leu His Phe Ala Phe Tyr Trp Phe Le - #u Ala Val TYr Thr Trp            #             30                                                               - TTA CCC GGT GTC CTA GTC CGG GGC GTA GCT GT - #G GAC ACA GGG GTG GCT           144                                                                           Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Val Arg Gly Val Ala Va - #l Asp Thr Gly Val Ala            #         45                                                                   - CGG GTG CCT GGG CTC GGC CGG CGC GGT AAG AG - #G CTG CTC CTG GCC GCT           192                                                                           Arg Val Pro Gly Leu Gly Arg Arg Gly Lys Ar - #g Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala            #     60                                                                       - GTG GCT GTC TTG GCG CTT GTT GTG TCC GTT GT - #T GTC CCG GCT TAT GTG           240                                                                           Val Ala Val Leu Ala Leu Val Val Ser Val Va - #l Val Pro Ala Tyr Val            # 80                                                                           - GCG TAT AGT AGT CTG CAC CCG GAG AGC TGT CG - #G CCC GTT GCG CCG GAG           288                                                                           Ala Tyr Ser Ser Leu His Pro Glu Ser Cys Ar - #g Pro Val Ala Pro Glu            #                 95                                                           - GGG CTC ACC TAC AAA GAG TTC AGC GTG ACC GC - #G GAG GAT GGC TTG GTG           336                                                                           Gly Leu Thr Tyr Lys Glu Phe Ser Val Thr Al - #a Glu Asp Gly Leu Val            #           110                                                                - GTT CGG GGC TGG GTG CTG GGC CCC GGC GCT GG - #G GGC AAC CCG GTG TTC           384                                                                           Val Arg Gly Trp Cal Leu Gly Pro Gly Ala Gl - #y Gly Asn Pro Val Phe            #       125                                                                    - GTT TTG ATG CAC GGG TAT ACT GGG TGC CGC TC - #G GCG CCC TAC ATG GCT           432                                                                           Val Leu Met His Gly Tyr Thr Gly Cys Arg Se - #r Ala Pro Tyr Met Ala            #   140                                                                        - GTG CTG GCC CGG GAG CTC GTG GAG TGG GGG TA - #C CCG GTG GTT GTG TTC           480                                                                           Val Leu Ala Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Trp Gly Ty - #r Pro Val Val Val Phe            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - GAC TTC CGG GGC CAC GGG GAG AGC GGG GGC TC - #G ACG ACG ATT GGG CCC           528                                                                           Asp Phe Arg Gly His Gly Glu Ser Gly Gly Se - #r Thr Thr Ile Gly Pro            #               175                                                            - CGG GAG GTG CTG GAT GCC CGG GCT GTG GTG GG - #C TAT GTC TCG GAG CGG           576                                                                           Arg Glu Val Leu Asp Ala Arg Ala Val Val Gl - #y Tyr Val Ser Glu Arg            #            190                                                               - TTC CCC GGC CGC CGG ATA ATA TTG GTG GGG TT - #C AGT ATG GGC GGC GCT           624                                                                           Phe Pro Gly Arg Arg Ile Ile Leu Val Gly Ph - #e Ser Met Gly Gly Ala            #       205                                                                    - GTA GCG ATC GTG GAG GGT GCT GGG GAC CCG CG - #G GTC TAC GCG GTG GCT           672                                                                           Val Ala Ile Val Glu Gly Ala Gly Asp Pro Ar - #g Val Tyr Ala Val Ala            #   220                                                                        - GCT GAT AGC CCG TAC TAT AGG CTC CGG GAC GT - #C ATA CCC CGG TGG CTG           720                                                                           Ala Asp Ser Pro Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Arg Asp Va - #l Ile Pro Arg Trp Leu            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - GAG TAC AAG ACG CCG CTG CCG GGC TGG GTG GG - #T GTG CTG GCC GGG TTC           768                                                                           Glu Tyr Lys Thr Pro Leu Pro Gly Trp Val Gl - #y Val Leu Ala Gly Phe            #               255                                                            - TAC GGG AGG CTG ATG GCG GGC GTT GAC CTC GG - #C TTC GGC CCC GCT GGG           816                                                                           Tyr Gly Arg Leu Met Ala Gly Val Asp Leu Gl - #y Phe Gly Pro Ala Gly            #           270                                                                - GTG GAG CGC GTG GAT AAG CCG TTG CTG GTG GT - #G TAT GGG CCC CGG GAC           864                                                                           Val Gly Arg Val Asp Lys Pro Leu Leu Val Va - #l Tyr Gly Pro Arg Asp            #       285                                                                    - CCG CTG GTG ACG CGG GAC GAG GCG AGG AGC CT - #G GCG TCC CGT AGC CCG           912                                                                           Pro Leu Val Thr Arg Asp Glu Ala Arg Ser Le - #u Ala Ser Arg Ser Pro            #   300                                                                        - TGT GGC CGT CTC GTC GAG GTT CCT GGG GCT GG - #C CAC GTG GAG GCC GTG           960                                                                           Cys Gly Arg Leu Val Glu Val Pro Gly Ala Gl - #y His Val Glu Ala Val            305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - GAT GTG CTC GGG CCG GGC CGC TAC GCA GAC AT - #G CTG ATA GAG CTG GCG          1008                                                                           Asp Val Leu Gly Pro Gly Arg Tyr Ala Asp Me - #t Leu Ile Glu Leu Ala            #               335                                                            #       1041G TGC CCT CCG GGG GCC GGT GGC TG - #A                              His Glu Glu Cys Pro Pro Gly Ala Gly Gly                                        #           345                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  789 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #25:                            - ATG CCA TAT GTT AGG AAT GGT GGT GTA AAT AT - #C TAT TAT GAA CTG GTG            48                                                                           Met Pro Tyr Val Arg Asn Gly Gly Val Asn Il - #e Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Val            #                 15                                                           - GAT GGA CCT GAG CCA CCA ATT GTC TTT GTT CA - #C GGA TGG ACA GCA AAT            96                                                                           Asp Gly Pro Glu Pro Pro Ile Val Phe Val Hi - #s Gly Trp Thr Ala Asn            #             30                                                               - ATG AAT TTT TGG AAA GAG CAA AGA CGT TAT TT - #T GCA GGC AGG AAT ATG           144                                                                           Met Asn Phe Trp Lys Glu Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ph - #e Ala Gly Arg Asn Met            #         45                                                                   - ATG TTG TTT GTC GAT AAC AGA GGT CAT GGC AG - #G TCC GAT AAG CCA CTT           192                                                                           Met Leu Phe Val Asp Asn Arg Gly His Gly Ar - #g Ser Asp Lys Pro Leu            #     60                                                                       - GGA TAC GAT TTC TAC AGA TTT GAG AAC TTC AT - #T TCA GAT TTA GAT GCG           240                                                                           Gly Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Arg Phe Glu Asn Phe Il - #e Ser Asp Leu Asp Ala            # 80                                                                           - GTT GTT AGG GAG ACT GGA GTG GAG AAA TTT GT - #T CTC GTC GGA CAT TCA           288                                                                           Val Val Arg Glu Thr Gly Val Glu Lys Phe Ca - #l Leu Val Gly His Ser            #                 95                                                           - TTC GGA ACA ATG ATC TCT ATG AAG TAC TGT TC - #G GAG TAT CGG AAT CGG           336                                                                           Phe Gly Thr Met Ile Ser Met Lys Tyr Cys Se - #r Glu Tyr Arg Asn Arg            #           110                                                                - GTT CTT GCT CTA ATC CTC ATA GGT GGT GGG AG - #C AGA ATA AAG CTT CTA           384                                                                           Val Leu Ala Leu Ile Leu Ile Gly Gly Gly Se - #r Arg Ile Lys Leu Leu            #       125                                                                    - CAC AGA ATT GGA TAT CCT TTA GCA AAG ATT CT - #T GCA TCC ATT GCA TAC           432                                                                           His Arg Ile Gly Tyr Pro Leu Ala Lys Ile Le - #u Ala Ser Ile Ala Tyr            #   140                                                                        - AAG AAG TCT TCA AGA TTG GTC GCA GAT CTT TC - #C TTT GGC AAA AAT GCT           480                                                                           Lys Lys Ser Ser Arg Leu Val Ala Asp Leu Se - #r Phe Gly Lys Asn Ala            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - GGT GAA CTT AAA GAG TGG GGA TGG AAA CAG GC - #A ATG GAT TAT ACA CCC           528                                                                           Gly Glu Leu Lys Glu Trp Gly Trp Lys Gln Al - #a Met Asp Tyr Thr Pro            #               175                                                            - TCC TAC GTG GCA ATG GAC ACG TAC AGA ACT CT - #A ACG AAA GTG AAT CTT           576                                                                           Ser Tyr Val Ala Met Tyr Thr Tyr Arg Thr Le - #u Thr Lys Val Asn Leu            #            190                                                               - GAA AAT ATC TTG GAG AAA ATA GAC TGT CCA AC - #A CTG ATT ATC GTT GGA           624                                                                           Glu Asn Ile Leu Glu Lys Ile Asp Cys Pro Th - #r Leu Ile Ile Val Gly            #       205                                                                    - GAA GAG GAT GCA CTA TTG CCC GTT AGC AAA TC - #A GTT GAG CTG AGC AGG           672                                                                           Glu Glu Asp Ala Leu Leu Pro Val Ser Lys Se - #r Val Glu Leu Ser Arg            #   220                                                                        - AGG ATA GAA AAC TCA AAG CTT GTG ATC ATC CC - #A AAC TCG GGG CAT TGC           720                                                                           Arg Ile Glu Asn Ser Lys Leu Val Ile Ile Pr - #o Asn Ser Gly His Cys            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - GTA ATG CTT GAG AGT CCA AGT GAG GTT AAT AG - #A GCA ATG GAC GAA TTC           768                                                                           Val Met Leu Glu Ser Pro Ser Glu Val Asn Ar - #g Ala Met Asp Glu Phe            #               255                                                            #                 789 TTC TAA                                                  Ile Ser Ser Ala Gln Phe                                                                    260                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  756 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #26:                            - TTG AGA TTG AGG AAA TTT GAA GAG ATA AAC CT - #C GTT CTT TCG GGA GGA            48                                                                           Leu Arg Leu Arg Lys Phe Glu Glu Ile Asn Le - #u Val Leu Ser Gly Gly            #                 15                                                           - GCT GCA AAG GGC ATA GCC CAC ATA GGT GTT TT - #G AAA GCT ATA AAC GAG            96                                                                           Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile Ala His Ile Gly Val Le - #u Lys Ala Ile Asn Glu            #             30                                                               - CTC GGT ATA AGG GTG AGG GCT TTA AGC GGG GT - #G AGC GCC GGG GCA ATC           144                                                                           Leu Glu Ile Arg Val Arg Ala Leu Ser Gly Va - #l Ser Ala Gly Ala Ile            #         45                                                                   - GTT TCG GTC TTT TAT GCC TCA GGC TAC TCC CC - #T GAA GGG ATG TTC AGC           192                                                                           Val Ser Val Phe Tyr Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ser Pr - #o Glu Gly Met Phe Ser            #     60                                                                       - CTT CTG AAG AGG GTA AAC TGG CTG AAG CTG TT - #T AAG TTC AAG CCA CCT           240                                                                           Leu Leu Lys Arg Val Asn Trp Leu Lys Leu Ph - #e Lys Phe Lye Pro Pro            # 80                                                                           - CTG AAG GGA TTG ATA GGG TGG GAG AAG GCT AT - #A AGA TTC CTT GAG GAA           288                                                                           Leu Lys Gly Leu Ile Gly Trp Glu Lys Ala Il - #e Arg Phe Leu Glu Glu            #                95                                                            - GTT CTC CCT TAC AGG AGA ATA GAA AAA CTT GA - #G ATA CCG ACG TAT ATA           336                                                                           Val Leu Pro Tyr Arg Arg Ile Glu Lys Leu GL - #u Ile Pro Thr Tyr Ile            #           110                                                                - TGC GCG ACG GAT TTA TAC TCG GGA AGG GCT CT - #A TAC CTC TCG GAA GGG           384                                                                           Cys Ala Thr Asp Leu Tyr Ser Gly Arg Ala Le - #u Tyr Leu SEr Glu Gly            #       125                                                                    - AGT TTA ATC CCC GCA CTT CTC GGC AGC TGT GC - #A ATT CCC GGC ATA TTT           432                                                                           Ser Leu Ile Pro Ala Leu Leu Gly Ser Cys Al - #a Ile Pro Gly Ile Phe            #   140                                                                        - GAA CCC GTT GAG TAT AAG AAT TAC TTG CTC GT - #T GAC GGA GGT ATA GTT           480                                                                           Glu Pro Val Glu Tyr Lys Asn Tyr Leu Leu Va - #l Asp Gly Gly Ile Val            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - AAC AAC CTT CCC GTT GAG CCC TTT CAG GAA AG - #C GGT ATT CCC ACC GTT           528                                                                           Asn Asn Leu Pro Val Glu Pro Phe Gln Glu Se - #r Gly Ile Pro Thr Val            #               175                                                            - TGC GTT GAT GTC CTT CCC ATA GAG CCG GAA AA - #G GAT ATA AAG AAC ATT           576                                                                           Cys Val Asp Val Leu Pro Ile Glu Pro Glu Ly - #s Asp Ile Lys Asn Ile            #            190                                                               - CTT CAC ATC CTT TTG AGG AGC TTC TTT CTT GC - #G GTC CGC TCA AAC TCC           624                                                                           Leu His Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Phe Phe Leu Al - #a Val Arg Ser Asn Ser            #       205                                                                    - GAA AAG AGA AAG GAG TTT TGT GAC CTC GTT AT - #A GTT CCT GAG CTT GAG           672                                                                           Glu Lys Arg Lys Glu Phe Cys Asp Leu Val Il - #e Val Pro Glu Leu Glu            #   220                                                                        - GAG TTC ACA CCC CTT GAT GTT AGA AAA GCG GA - #C CAA ATA ATG GAG AGG           720                                                                           Glu Phe Thr Pro Leu Asp Val Arg Lys Ala As - #p Gln Ile Met Glu Arg            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            #      756ATA AAG GCC TTA GAG GTA CTT TCT GA - #A TAG                          Gly Tyr Ile Lys Ala Leu Glu Val Leu Ser Gl - #u                                #               250                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  894 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #27:                            - ATG TTT AAT ATC AAT GTC TTT GTT AAT ATA TC - #T TGG CTG TAT TTT TCA            48                                                                           Met Phe Asn Ile Asn Val Phe Val Asn Ile Se - #r Trp Leu Tyr Phe Ser            #                 15                                                           - GGG ATA GTT ATG AAG ACT GTG GAA GAG TAT GC - #G CTA CTT GAA ACA GGC            96                                                                           Gly Ile Val Met Lys Thr Val Glu Glu Tyr Al - #a Leu Leu Glu Thr Gly            #             30                                                               - GTA AGA GTG TTT TAT CGG TGT GTA ATC CCG GA - #G AAA GCT TTT AAC ACT           144                                                                           Val Arg Val Phe Tyr Arg Cys Val Ile Pro Gl - #u Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr            #         45                                                                   - TTG ATA ATA GGT TCA CAC GGA TTG GGG GCG CA - #C AGT GGA ATC TAC ATT           192                                                                           Leu Ile Ile Gly Ser His Gly Leu Gly Ala Hi - #s Ser Gly Ile Tyr Ile            #     60                                                                       - AGT GTT GCT GAA GAA TTT GCT AGG CAC GGA TT - #T GGA TTC TGC ATG CAC           240                                                                           Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Phe Ala Arg His Gly Ph - #e Gly Phe Cys Met His            # 80                                                                           - GAT CAA AGG GGA CAT GGG AGA ACG GCA AGC GA - #T AGA GAA AGA GGG TAT           288                                                                           Asp Gln Arg Gly His Gly Arg Thr Ala Ser As - #p Arg Glu Arg Gly Tyr            #                 95                                                           - GTG GAG GGC TTT CAC AAC TTC ATA GAG GAT AT - #G AAG GCC TTC TCC GAT           336                                                                           Val Glu Gly Phe His Asn Phe Ile Glu Asp Me - #t Lys Ala Phe Ser Asp            #           110                                                                - TAT GCC AAG TGG CGC GTG GGA GGT GAC GAA AT - #A ATA TTG CTA GGA CAC           384                                                                           Tyr Ala Lys Trp Arg Val Gly Gly Asp Glu Il - #e Ile Leu Leu Gly His            #       125                                                                    - AGT ATG GGC GGG CTG ATA GCG CTC GGA ACA GT - #T GCA ACT TAT AAA GAA           432                                                                           Ser Met Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala Leu Leu Thr Va - #l Ala Thr Tyr Lys Glu            #   140                                                                        - ATC GCC AAG GGA GTT ATC GCG CTA GCC CCG GC - #C CTC CAA ATC CCC TTA           480                                                                           Ile Ala Lys Gly Val Ile Ala Leu Ala Pro Al - #a Leu Gln Ile Pro Leu            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - ACC CCG GCT AGA AGA CTT GTT CTA AGC CTC GC - #G TCA AGG CTT GCC CCG           528                                                                           Thr Pro Ala Arg Arg Leu Val Leu Ser Leu Al - #a Ser Arg Leu Ala Pro            #               175                                                            - CAT TCT AAG ATC ACC TTA CAA AGG AGA TTG CC - #G CAG AAA CCA GAG GGT           576                                                                           His Ser Lys Ile Thr Leu Gln Arg Arg Leu Pr - #o Gln Lys Pro Glu Gly            #            190                                                               - TTT CAA AGA GCA AAA GAT ATA GAA TAC AGT CT - #G AGT GAA ATA TCA GTC           624                                                                           Phe Gln Arg Ala Lys Asp Ile Glu Tyr Ser Le - #u Ser Glu Ile Ser Val            #       205                                                                    - AAG CTC GTG GAC GAA ATG ATT AAA GCA TCA TC - #T ATG TCT TGG ACC ATA           672                                                                           Lys Leu Val Asp Glu Met Ile Lys Ala Ser Se - #r Met Phe Trp Thr Ile            #   220                                                                        - GCA GGG GAA ATT AAT ACT CCC GTC CTG CTT AT - #T CAT GGG GAA AAA CAG           720                                                                           Ala Gly Glu Ile Asn Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Il - #e His Gly Glu Lys Asp            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - AAT GTC ATA CCT CCG GAG GCG AGC AAA AAA GC - #C TAC CAA TTA ATA CCT           768                                                                           Asn Val Ile Pro Pro Glu Ala Ser Lys Lys Al - #s Tyr Gln Leu Ile Pro            #               255                                                            - TCA TTC CCT AAA GAG TTG AAA AAA TAC CCC GA - #T CTT GGA CAC AAC TTG           816                                                                           Ser Phe Pro Lys Glu Leu Lys Ile Tyr Pro As - #p Leu Gly His Asn Leu            #           270                                                                - TTT TTT GAA CCA GGC GCG GTG AAA ATC GTC AC - #A GAC ATT GTA GAG TGG           864                                                                           Phe Phe Glu Pro Gly Ala Val Lys Ile Val Th - #r Asp Ile Val Glu Trp            #       285                                                                    #          894     CC AGG GAA AAT CCT TAA                                      Val Lys Asn Leu Pro Arg Glu Asn Pro                                            #   295                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  789 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #28:                            - ATG GAG GTT TAC AAG GCC AAA TTC GGC GAA GC - #A AAG CTC GGC TGG GTC            48                                                                           Met Glu Val Tyr Lys Ala Lys Phe Gly Glu Al - #a Lys Leu Gly Trp Val            #                 15                                                           - GTT CTG GTT CAT GGC CTC GGC GAG CAC AGC GG - #A AGG TAT GGA AGA CTG            96                                                                           Val Leu Val His Gly Leu Gly Glu His Ser Gl - #y Arg Tyr Gly Arg Leu            #             30                                                               - ATT AAG GAA CTC AAC TAT GCC GGC TTT GGA GT - #T TAC ACC TTC GAC TGG           144                                                                           Ile Lys Glu Leu Asn Tyr Ala Gly Phe Gly Va - #l Tyr Thr Phe Asp Trp            #         45                                                                   - CCC GGC CAC GGG AAG AGC CCG GGC AAG AGA GG - #G CAC ACG AGC GTC GAG           192                                                                           Pro Gly His Gly Lys Ser Pro Gly Lys Arg Gl - #y His Thr Ser Val Glu            #     60                                                                       - GAG GCG ATG GAA ATC ATC GAC TCG ATA ATC GA - #G GAG ATC AGG GAG AAG           240                                                                           Glu Ala Met Glu Ile Ile Asp Ser Ile Ile Gl - #u Glu Ile Arg Glu Lys            # 80                                                                           - CCC TTC CTC TTC GGC CAC AGC CTC GGT GGT CT - #A ACT GTC ATC AGG TAC           288                                                                           Pro Phe Leu Phe Gly His Ser Leu Gly Gly Le - #u Thr Val Ile Arg Tyr            #                 95                                                           - GCT GAG ACG CGG CCC GAT AAA ATA CGG GGA TT - #A ATA GCT TCC TCG CCT           336                                                                           Ala Glu Thr Arg Pro Asp Lys Ile Arg Gly Le - #u Ile Ala Ser Ser Pro            #           110                                                                - GCC CTC GCC AAG AGC CCG GAA ACG CCG GGC TT - #C ATG GTG GCC CTC GCG           384                                                                           Ala Leu Ala Lys Ser Pro Glu Thr Pro Gly Ph - #e Met Val Ala Leu Ala            #       125                                                                    - AAG TTC CTT GGA AAG ATC GCC CCG GGA GTT GT - #T CTC TCC AAC GGC ATA           432                                                                           Lys Phe Leu Gly Lys Ile Ala Pro Gly Val Va - #l Leu Ser Asn Gly Ile            #   140                                                                        - AAG CCG GAA CTC CTC TCG AGG AAC AGG GAC GC - #C GTG AGG AGG TAC GTT           480                                                                           Lys Pro Glu Leu Leu Ser Arg Asn Arg Asp Al - #a Val Arg Arg Tyr Val            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - GAA GAC CCA CTC GRC CAC GAC AGG ATT TCG GC - #C AAG CTG GGA AGG AGC           528                                                                           Glu Asp Pro Leu Val His Asp Arg Ile Ser Al - #a Lys Leu Gly Arg Ser            #               175                                                            - ATC TTC GTG AAC ATG GAG CTG GCC CAC AGG GA - #G GCG GAC AAG ATA AAA           576                                                                           Ile Phe Val Asn Met Glu Leu Ala His Arg Gl - #u Ala Asp Lys Ile Lys            #            190                                                               - GTC CCG ATC CTC CTT CTG ATC GGC ACT GGC GA - #T GTA ATA ACC CCG CCT           624                                                                           Val Pro Ile Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Thr Gly As - #p Val Ile Thr Pro Pro            #       205                                                                    - GAA GGC TCA CGC AGA CTC TTC GAG GAG CTG GC - #C GTC GAG AAC AAA ACC           672                                                                           Glu Gly Ser ARg Arg Leu Phe Glu Glu Leu Al - #a Val Glu Asn Lys Thr            #   220                                                                        - CTG AGG GAG TTC GAG GGG GCG TAC CAC GAG AT - #A TTT GAA GAC CCC GAG           720                                                                           Leu Arg Glu Phe Glu Gly Ala Tyr His Glu Il - #e Phe Glu Asp Pro Glu            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - TGG GCC GAG GAG TTC CAC GAA ACA ATT GTT AA - #G TGG CTG GTT GAA AAA           768                                                                           Trp Ala Glu Glu Phe His Glu Thr Ile Val Ly - #s Trp Leu Val Glu Lys            #               255                                                            #                 789 CAA TAA                                                  Ser Tyr Ser Ser Ala Gln                                                                    260                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  750 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #29:                            - TTG ATT GGC AAT TTG AAA TTG AAG AGG TTT GA - #A GAG GTT AAC TTA GTT            48                                                                           Leu Ile Gly Asn Leu Lys Ley Lys Arg Phe Gl - #u Glu Val Asn Leu Val            #                 15                                                           - CTT TCG GGA GGG GCT GCC AAG GGT ATC GCC CA - #T ATA GGT GTT TTA AAA            96                                                                           Leu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile Ala Hi - #s Ile Gly Val Leu Lys            #             30                                                               - GCT CTG GAA GAG CTC GGT ATA AAG GTA AAG AG - #G CTC AGC GGG GTA AGT           144                                                                           Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Gly Ile Lys Val Lys Ar - #g Leu Ser Gly Val Ser            #         45                                                                   - GCT GGA GCT ATC GTT TCC GTC TTT TAC GCT TC - #G GGC TAC ACT CCC GAC           192                                                                           Ala Gly Ala Ile Val Ser Val Phe Tyr Ala Se - #r Gly Tyr Thr Pro Asp            #     60                                                                       - GAG ATG TTA AAA CTC CTG AAA GAG GTA AAC TG - #G CTC AAA CTT TTT AAG           240                                                                           Glu Met Leu Lys Leu Leu Lys Glu Val Asn Tr - #p Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys            # 80                                                                           - TTC AAA ACA CCG AAA ATG GGC TTA ATG GGG TG - #G GAG AAG GCT GCA GAG           288                                                                           Phe Lys Thr Pro Lys Met Gly Leu Met Gly Tr - #p Glu Lys Ala Ala Glu            #                 95                                                           - TTT TTG GAA AAA GAG CTC GGA GTT AAG AGG CT - #G GAA GAC CTG AAC ATA           336                                                                           Phe Leu Glu Lys Glu Leu Gly Val Lys Arg Le - #u Glu Asp Leu Asn Ile            #           110                                                                - CCA ACC TAT CTT TGC TCG GCG GAT CTG TAC AC - #G GGA AAG GCT CTT TAC           384                                                                           Pro Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ser Ala Asp Ley Tyr Th - #r Gly Lys Ala Leu Tyr            #       125                                                                    - TTC GGC AGA GGT GAC TTA ATT CCC GTG CTT CT - #C GGA AGT TGT TCC ATA           432                                                                           Phe Gly Arg Gly Asp Leu Ile Pro Val Leu Le - #u Gly Ser Lys Ser Ile            #   140                                                                        - CCC GGG ATT TTT GAA CCA GTT GAG TAC GAG AA - #T TTT CTA CTT GTT GAC           480                                                                           Pro Gly Ile Phe Glu Pro Val Glu Tyr Glu As - #n Phe Leu Leu Val Asp            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - GGA GGT ATA GTG AAC AAC CTG CCC GTA GAA CC - #T TTG GAA AAG TTC AAA           528                                                                           Gly Gly Ile Val Asn Asn Leu Pro Val Glu Pr - #o Leu Glu Lys Phe Lys            #               175                                                            - GAA CCC ATA ATC GGG GTA GAT GTG CTT CCC AT - #A ACT CAA GAA AGA AAG           576                                                                           Glu Pro Ile Ile Gly Val Asp Val Leu Pro Il - #e Thr Gln Glu Arg Lys            #            190                                                               - ATT AAA AAT ATA CTC CAC ATC CTT ATA AGG AG - #C TTC TTT CTG GCG GTT           624                                                                           Ile Lye Asn Ile Leu His Ile Leu Ile Arg Se - #r Phe Phe Leu Ala Val            #       205                                                                    - CGT TCC AAT TCG GAA AAG AGA AAG GAG TTC TG - #C AAC GTA GTT ATA GAA           672                                                                           Arg SEr Asn Ser Glu Lys Arg Lys Glu Phe Cy - #s Asn Val Val Ile Glu            #     220                                                                      - CCT CCC CTT GAA GAG TTC TCT CCT CTG GAC GT - #A AAT AAG GCG GAC GAG           720                                                                           Pro Pro Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Pro Leu Asp Va - #l Asn Lys Ala Asp Glu            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            #          750     AT ATG AGA GCA CTT TAA                                      Ile Phe Cys Gly Asp Met Arg Ala Leu                                                            245                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  1017 NU - #CLEOTIDES                                              (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #30:                            - ATG CCA GCT AAT GAC TCA CCC ACG ATC GAC TT - #T AAT CCT CGC GGC ATT            48                                                                           Met Pro Ala Asn Asp Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Ph - #e Asn Pro Arg Gly Ile            #                 15                                                           - CTT CGC AAC GCT CAC GCA CAG GTT ATT TTA GC - #G ACT TCC GGC TTG CGC            96                                                                           Leu Arg Asn Ala His Ala Gln Val Ile Leu Al - #a Thr Ser Gly Leu Arg            #             30                                                               - AAA GCG TTT TTG AAA CGC ACG CAC AAG AGC TA - #C CTC AGC ACT GCC CAA           144                                                                           Lys Ala Phe Leu Lys Arg Thr His Lys Ser Ty - #r Leu Ser Thr Ala Gln            #         45                                                                   - TGG CTG GAG CTC GAT GCC GGC AAC GGA GTT AC - #C TTG GCC GGA GAG CTT           192                                                                           Trp Leu Glu Leu Asp Ala Gly Asn Gly Val Th - #r Leu Ala Gly Glu Leu            #     60                                                                       - AAC ACA GCG CCT GCA ACT GCA TCC TCC TCC CA - #C CCG GCG CAC AAG AAC           240                                                                           Asn Thr Ala Pro Ala Thr Ala Ser Ser Ser Hi - #s Pro Ala His Lys Asn            # 80                                                                           - ACT CTG GTT ATT GTG CTG CAC GGC TGG GAA GG - #C TCC AGC CAG TCG GCC           288                                                                           Thr Leu Val Ile Val Leu His Gly Trp Glu Gl - #y Ser Ser Gln Ser Ala            #                 95                                                           - TAT GCG ACC TCC GCT GGC AGC ACG CTT TTC GA - #C AAT GGG TTC GAC ACT           336                                                                           Tyr Ala Thr Ser Ala Gly Ser Thr Leu Phe As - #p Asn Gly Phe Asp Thr            #           110                                                                - TTT CGC CTT AAT TTT CGC GAT CAC GGC GAC AC - #C TAC CAC TTA AAC CGC           384                                                                           Phe Arg Leu Asn Phe Arg Asp His Gly Asp Th - #r Tyr His Leu Asn Arg            #       125                                                                    - GGC ATA TTT AAC TCA TCG CTG ATT GAC GAA GT - #A GTG GGC GCA GTC AAA           432                                                                           Gly Ile Phe Asn Ser Ser Leu Ile Asp Glu Va - #l Val Gly Ala Val Lys            #   140                                                                        - GCC ATC CAG CAG CAA ACC GAC TAC GAC AAG TA - #T TGC CTG ATG GGG TTC           480                                                                           Ala Ile Gln Gln Gln Thr Asp Tyr Asp Lys Ty - #r Cys Leu Met Gly Phe            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - TCA CTG GGT GGG AAC TTT GCC TTG CGC GTC GC - #G GTG CGG GAA CAG CAT           528                                                                           Ser Leu Gly Gly Asn Phe Ala Leu Arg Val Al - #a Val Arg Glu Gln His            #           175 170                                                            - CTC GCT AAA CCG CTA GCG GGC GTG CTC GCC GT - #A TGC CCG GTA CTC GAC           576                                                                           Leu Ala Lys Pro Leu Ala Gly Val Leu Ala Va - #l Cys Pro Val Leu Asp            #       190                                                                    - CCC GCA CAC ACC ATG ATG GCC CTA AAC CGA GG - #T GCG TTT TTC TAC GGC           624                                                                           Pro Ala His Thr Met Met Ala Leu Asn Arg Gl - #y Ala Phe Phe Tyr Gly            #   205                                                                        - CGC TAT TTT GCG CAT AAA TGG AAG CGC TCG TT - #A ACC GCA AAA CTT GCA           672                                                                           Arg Tyr Phe Ala His Lys Trp Lys Arg Ser Le - #u Thr Ala Lys Leu Ala            210                 2 - #15                 2 - #20                 2 -        #25                                                                            - GCT TTC CCA GAC TAC AAA TAC GGC AAA GAT TT - #A AAA TCG ATA CAC ACG           720                                                                           Ala Phe Pro Asp Tyr Lys Tyr Gly Lys Asp Le - #u Lys Ser Ile His Thr            #               240                                                            - CTT GAT GAG TTA AAC AAC TAT TTC ATT CCC CG - #C TAC ACC GGC TTC AAC           768                                                                           Leu Asp Glu Leu Asn Asn Tyr Phe Ile Pro Ar - #g Tyr Thr Gly Phe Asn            #           255                                                                - TCA GTC TCC GAA TAC TTC AAA AGT TAC ACG CT - #C ACC GGG CAG AAG CTC           816                                                                           Ser Val Ser Glu Tyr Phe Lys Ser Tyr Thr Le - #u Thr Gly Gln Lys Leu            #       270                                                                    - GCG TTT CTC AAC TGC CCC AGT TAC ATT CTG GC - #A GCT GGC GAC GAC CCA           864                                                                           Ala Phe Leu Asn Cys Pro Ser Tyr Ile Leu Al - #a Ala Gly Asp Asp Pro            #   285                                                                        - ATA ATT CCA GCA TCC GAC TTT CAG AAA ATA GC - #C AAG CCT GCG AAT CTG           912                                                                           Ile Ile Pro Ala Ser Asp Phe Gln Lys Ile Al - #a Lys Pro Ala Asn Leu            290                 2 - #95                 3 - #00                 3 -        #05                                                                            - CAC ATA ACA GTA ACG CAA CAA GGT TCT CAT TG - #C GCA TAC CTG GAA AAC           960                                                                           His Ile Thr Val Thr Gln Gln Gly Ser His Cy - #s Ala Tyr Leu Glu Asn            #               320                                                            - CTG CAT AAA CCT AGT GCT GCC GAC AAA TAT GC - #G GTG AAA TTA TTT GGA          1008                                                                           Leu His Lys Pro Ser Ala Ala Asp Lys Tyr Al - #a Val Lys Leu Phe Gly            #           335                                                                #       1017                                                                   Ala Cys                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  936 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #31:                            - ATG CTT GAT ATG CCA ATC GAC CCT GTT TAC TA - #C CAG CTT GCT GAG TAT            48                                                                           Met Leu Asp Met Pro Ile Asp Pro Val Tyr Ty - #r Gln Leu Ala Glu Tyr            #                 15                                                           - TTC GAC AGT CTG CCG AAG TTC GAC CAG TTT TC - #C TCG GCC AGA GAG TAC            96                                                                           Phe Asp Ser Leu Pro Lys Phe Asp GLn Phe Se - #r Ser Ala Arg Glu Tyr            #             30                                                               - AGG GAG GCG ATA AAT CGA ATA TAC GAG GAG AG - #A AAC CGG CAG CTG AGC           144                                                                           Arg Glu Ala Ile Asn Arg Ile Tyr Glu Glu Ar - #g Asn Arg Gln Leu Ser            #         45                                                                   - CAG CAT GAG AGG GTT GAA AGA GTT GAG GAC AG - #G ACG ATT AAG GGG AGG           192                                                                           Gln His Glu Arg Val Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ar - #g Thr Ile Lys Gly Arg            #     60                                                                       - AAC GGA GAC ATC AGA GTC AGA GTT TAC CAG CA - #G AAG CCC GAT TCC CCG           240                                                                           Asn Gly Asp Ile Arg Val Arg Val Tyr Gln Gl - #n Lys Pro Asp Ser Pro            # 80                                                                           - GGT CTG GTT TAC TAT CAC GGT GGT GGA TTT GT - #G ATT TGC AGC ATC GAG           288                                                                           Val Leu Val Tyr Tyr His Gly Gly Gly Phe Va - #l Ile Cys Ser Ile Glu            #                 95                                                           - TCG CAC GAC GCC TTA TGC AGG AGA AYY GCG AG - #A CTT TCA AAC TCT ACC           336                                                                           Ser HIs Asp Ala Leu Cys Arg ARg Ile Ala Ar - #g Leu Ser Asn Ser Thr            #           110                                                                - GTA GTC TCC GTG GAT TAC AGG CTC GCT CCT GA - #G CAC AAG TTT CCC CCC           384                                                                           Val Val Ser Val Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Pro Gl - #u His Lys Phe Pro Ala            #       125                                                                    - CCA GTT TAT CAT TGC TAC GAT GCG ACC AAG TG - #G GTT GCT GAG AAC CGG           432                                                                           Ala Val Tyr Asp Cys Tyr Aso Ala Thr Lys Tr - #p Val Ala Glu Asn Ala            #   140                                                                        - GAG GAG CTG AGG ATT GAC CCG TCA AAA ATC TT - #C GTT GGG GGG GAC AGT           480                                                                           Glu Glu Leu Arg Ile Asp Pro Ser Lys Ile Ph - #e Val Gly Gly Asp Ser            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - GCG GGA CGG AAT CTT GCC CCG GCG CTT TCA AT - #A ATG GCG AGA GAC AGC           528                                                                           Ala Gly Gly Asn Leu Ala Ala Ala Val Ser Il - #e Met Ala Arg Asp Ser            #               175                                                            - GGA GAA GAT TTC ATA AAG CAT CAA ATT CTA AC - #T TAC CCC GTT GTG AAC           576                                                                           Gly Glu Asp Phe Ile Lys His Gln Ile Leu Il - #e Tyr Pro Val Val Asn            #           190                                                                - TTT GTA GCC CCC ACA CCA TCG CTT CTG GAG TT - #T GGA GAG GGG CTG TGG           624                                                                           Phe Val Ala Pro Thr Pro Ser Leu Leu Glu Ph - #e GLy Glu Gly Leu Trp            #        205                                                                   - ATT CTC GAC CAG AAG ATA ATG AGT TGG TTC TC - #G GAG CAG TAC TTC TCC           672                                                                           Ile Leu Asp Gln Lys Ile Met Ser Trp Phe Se - #r Glu Gln Tyr Phe Ser            #   230                                                                        - AGA GAG GAA GAT AAG TTC AAG CCC CTC GCC TC - #C GTA ATC TTT GCG GAC           720                                                                           Arg Glu Glu Aso Lys Phe Asn Pro Leu Ala Se - #r Val Ile Phe Ala Asp            235                 2 - #40                 2 - #45                 2 -        #50                                                                            - CTT GAG AAC CTA CCT CCT GCG CTG ATC ATA AC - #C GCC GAA TAC GAC CCG           768                                                                           Leu Glu Asn Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Ile Ile Th - #r Ala Glu Tyr Asp Pro            #               265                                                            - CTG AGA GAT GAA GGA GAA GTT TTC GGG CAG AT - #G CTG AGA AGA GCC GGT           816                                                                           Leu Arg Asp Glu Gly Glu Val Phe Gly Gln Me - #t Leu Arg Arg Ala Gly            #           280                                                                - GTT GAG GCG AGC ATC GTC AGA TAC AGA GGC GT - #G CTT CAC GGA TTC ATC           864                                                                           Val Glu Ala Ser Ile Val Arg Tyr Arg Gly Va - #l Leu His Gly Phe Ile            #       295                                                                    - AAT TAC TAT CCC GTG CTG AAG GCT GCG AGG GA - #T GCG ATA AAC CAG ATT           912                                                                           Asn Tyr Tyr Pro Val Leu Lys Ala Ala Arg As - #p Ala Ile Asn Gln Ile            #   310                                                                        #               936TG TTC GAC TAG                                              Ala Ala Leu leu Val Phe Asp                                                    315                 3 - #20                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  918 NUC - #LEOTIDES                                               (B) TYPE:  NUCLEIC A - #CID                                                    (C) STRANDEDNESS:  SING - #LE                                                  (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  GENOMIC DNA                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #32:                            - ATG CCC CTA GAT CCT AGA ATT AAA AAG TTA CT - #A GAA TCA GCT CTT ACT            48                                                                           Met Pro Leu Asp Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Le - #u Glu Ser Ala Leu Thr            #                 15                                                           - ATA CCA ATT GGT AAA GCC CCA GTA GAA GAG GT - #A AGA AAG ATA TTT AGG            96                                                                           Ile Pro Ile Gly Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu Va - #l Arg Lys Ile Phe Arg            #             30                                                               - CAA TTA GCG TCG GCA GCT CCC AAA GTC GAA GT - #T GGA AAA GTA GAA GAT           144                                                                           Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Lys Val Glu Va - #l Gly Lys Val Glu Asp            #         45                                                                   - ATA AAA ATA CCA GGC AGT GAA ACC GTT ATA AA - #C GCT AGA GTG TAT TTT           192                                                                           Ile Lys Ile Pro Gly Ser Glu Thr Val Ile As - #n Ala Arg Val Tyr Phe            #     60                                                                       - CCG AAG AGT AGC GGT CCT TAT GGT GTT CTA GT - #G TAT CTT CAT GGA GGC           240                                                                           Pro Lys Ser Ser Gly Pro Tyr Gly Val Leu Va - #l Tyr Leu His Gly Gly            # 80                                                                           - GGT TTT GTA ATA GGC GAT GTG GAA TCT TAT GA - #C CCA TTA TGT AGA GCA           288                                                                           Gly Phe Val Ile Gly Asp Val Glu Ser Tyr As - #p Pro Leu Cys Arg Ala            #                95                                                            - ATT ACA AAT GCG TGC AAT TGC GTT GTA GTA TC - #A GTG GAC TAT AGG TTA           336                                                                           Ile Thr Asn Ala Cys Asn Cys Val Val Val Se - #r Val Asp Tyr Arg Leu            #           110                                                                - GCT CCA GAA TAC AAG TTT CCT TCT GCA GTT AT - #C GAT TCA TTT GAC GCT           384                                                                           Ala Pro Glu Tyr Lys Phe Pro Ser Ala Val Il - #e Asp Ser Phe Asp Ala            #       125                                                                    - ACT AAT TGG GTT TAT AAC AAT TTA GAT AAA TT - #T GAT GGA AAG ATG GGA           432                                                                           Thr Asn Trp Val Tyr Asn Asn Leu Asp Lys Ph - #e Asp Gly Lys Met Gly            #   140                                                                        - GTT GCG ATT GCG GGA GAT AGT GCT GGA GGA AA - #T TTG GCA GCG GTT GTA           480                                                                           Val Ala Ile Ala Gly Asp Ser Ale Gly Gly As - #n Leu Ala Ala Val Val            145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - GCT CTT CTT TCA AAG GGT AAA ATT AAT TTG AA - #G TAT CAA ATA CTG GTT           528                                                                           Ala Leu Leu Ser Lys Gly Lys Ile Asn Leu Ly - #s Tyr Gln Ile Leu Val            #               175                                                            - TAC CCA GCG GTA AGT TTA GAT AAC GTT TCA AG - #A TCC ATG ATA GAG TAC           576                                                                           Tyr Pro Ala Val Ser Leu Asp Asn Val Ser Ar - #g Ser Met Ile Glu Tyr            #           190                                                                - TCT GAT GGG TTC TTC CTT ACC AGA GAG CAT AT - #A GAG TGG TTC GGT TCT           624                                                                           Ser Asp Gly Phe Phe Leu Thr Arg Glu His Il - #e Glu Trp Phe Gly Ser            #       205                                                                    - CAA TAC TTA CGA AGC CCT GCA GAT TTG CTA GA - #C TTT AGG TTC TCT CCA           672                                                                           Gln Tyr Leu Arg Ser Pro Ala Asp Leu Leu As - #p Phe Arg Phe Ser Pro            #   220                                                                        - ATT CTG GCG CAA GAT TTC AAC GGA TTA CCT CC - #A GCC TTG ATA ATA ACA           720                                                                           Ile Leu Ala Gln Asp Phe Asn Gly Leu Pro Pr - #o Ala Leu Ile Ile Thr            225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - GCA GAA TAC GAT CCA CTA AGG GAT CAA GGA GA - #A GCG TAT GCA AAT AAA           768                                                                           Ala Glu Tyr Asp Pro Leu Arg Asp Gln Gly Gl - #u Ala Tyr Ala Asn Lys            #               255                                                            - CTA CTA CAA GCT GGA GTC TCA GTT ACT AGT GT - #G AGA TTT AAC AAC GTT           816                                                                           Leu Leu Gln Ala Gly Val Ser Val Thr Ser Va - #l Arg Phe Asn Asn Val            #           270                                                                - ATA CAC GGA TTC CTC TCA TTC TTT CCG TTG AT - #G GAG CAA GGA AGA GAT           864                                                                           Ile His Gly Phe Leu Ser Phe Phe Pro Leu Me - #t Glu Gln Gly Arg Asp            #       285                                                                    - GCT ATA GGT CTG ATA GGG TCT GTG TTA AGA CG - #A GTA TTT TAT GAT AAA           912                                                                           Ala Ile Gly Leu Ile Gly Ser Val Leu Arg Ar - #g Val Phe Tyr Asp Lys            #   300                                                                        #          918                                                                 Ile                                                                            305                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  184 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #33:                            - Met Ser Leu Asn Lys His Ser Trp Met Asp Me - #t Ile Ile Phe Ile Leu          #                 15                                                           - Ser Phe Ser Phe Pro Leu Thr Met Ile Ala Le - #u Ala Ile Ser Met Ser          #             30                                                               - Ser Trp Phe Asn Ile Trp Asn Asn Ala Leu Se - #r Asp Leu Gly His Ala          #         45                                                                   - Val Lys Ser Ser Val Ala Pro Ile Phe Asn Le - #u Gly Leu Ala Ile Gly          #     60                                                                       - Gly Ile Leu Ile Val Ile Val Gly Leu Arg As - #n Leu Tyr Ser Trp Ser          # 80                                                                           - Arg Val Lys Gly Ser Leu Ile Ile Ser Met Gl - #y Val Phe Leu Asn Leu          #                 95                                                           - Ile Gly Val Phe Asp Glu Val Tyr Gly Trp Il - #e His Phe Leu Val Ser          #           110                                                                - Val Leu Phe Phe Leu Ser Ile Ile Ala Tyr Ph - #e Ile Ala Ile Ser Ile          #       125                                                                    - Leu Asp Lys Ser Trp Ile Ala Val Leu Leu Il - #e Ile Gly His Ile Ala          #   140                                                                        - Met Trp Tyr Leu His Phe Ala Ser Glu Ile Pr - #o Arg Gly Ala Ala Ile          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Pro Glu Leu Leu Ala Val Phe Ser Phe Leu Pr - #o Phe Tyr Ile Arg Asp          #               175                                                            - Tyr Phe Lys Ser Tyr Thr Lys Arg                                                          180                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  346 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #34:                            - Met Lys Leu Leu Glu Pro Thr Asn Thr Ser Ty - #r Thr Leu Leu Gln Asp          #                 15                                                           - Leu Ala Leu His Phe Ala Phe Tyr Trp Phe Le - #u Ala Val TYr Thr Trp          #             30                                                               - Leu Pro Gly Val Leu Val Arg Gly Val Ala Va - #l Asp Thr Gly Val Ala          #         45                                                                   - Arg Val Pro Gly Leu Gly Arg Arg Gly Lys Ar - #g Leu Leu Leu Ala Ala          #     60                                                                       - Val Ala Val Leu Ala Leu Val Val Ser Val Va - #l Val Pro Ala Tyr Val          # 80                                                                           - Ala Tyr Ser Ser Leu His Pro Glu Ser Cys Ar - #g Pro Val Ala Pro Glu          #                 95                                                           - Gly Leu Thr Tyr Lys Glu Phe Ser Val Thr Al - #a Glu Asp Gly Leu Val          #           110                                                                - Val Arg Gly Trp Val Leu Gly Pro Gly Ala Gl - #y Gly Asn Pro Val Phe          #       125                                                                    - Val Leu Met His Gly Tyr Thr Gly Cys Arg Se - #r Ala Pro Tyr Met Ala          #   140                                                                        - Val Leu Ala Arg Glu Leu Val Glu Trp Gly Ty - #r Pro Val Val Val Phe          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Asp Phe Arg Gly His Gly Glu Ser Gly Gly Se - #r Thr Thr Ile Gly Pro          #               175                                                            - Arg Glu Val Leu Asp Ala Arg Ala Val Val Gl - #y Tyr Val Ser Glu Arg          #            190                                                               - Phe Pro Gly Arg Arg Ile Ile Leu Val Gly Ph - #e Ser Met Gly Gly Ala          #       205                                                                    - Val Ala Ile Val Glu Gly Ala Gly Asp Pro Ar - #g Val Tyr Ala Val Ala          #   220                                                                        - Ala Asp Ser Pro Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Arg Asp Va - #l Ile Pro Arg Trp Leu          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Glu Tyr Lys Thr Pro Leu Pro Gly Trp Val Gl - #y Val Leu Ala Gly Phe          #               255                                                            - Tyr Gly Arg Leu Met Ala Gly Val Asp Leu Gl - #y Phe Gly Pro Ala Gly          #           270                                                                - Val Gly Arg Val Asp Lys Pro Leu Leu Val Va - #l Tyr Gly Pro Arg Asp          #       285                                                                    - Pro Leu Val Thr Arg Asp Glu Ala Arg Ser Le - #u Ala Ser Arg Ser Pro          #   300                                                                        - Cys Gly Arg Leu Val Glu Val Pro Gly Ala Gl - #y His Val Glu Ala Val          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asp Val Leu Gly Pro Gly Arg Tyr Ala Asp Me - #t Leu Ile Glu Leu Ala          #               335                                                            - His Glu Glu Cys Pro Pro Gly Ala Gly Gly                                      #           345                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  262 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #35:                            - Met Pro Tyr Val Arg Asn Gly Gly Val Asn Il - #e Tyr Tyr Glu Leu Val          #                 15                                                           - Asp Gly Pro Glu Pro Pro Ile Val Phe Val Hi - #s Gly Trp Thr Ala Asn          #             30                                                               - Met Asn Phe Trp Lys Glu Gln Arg Arg Tyr Ph - #e Ala Gly Arg Asn Met          #         45                                                                   - Met Leu Phe Val Asp Asn Arg Gly His Gly Ar - #g Ser Asp Lys Pro Leu          #     60                                                                       - Gly Tyr Asp Phe Tyr Arg Phe Glu Asn Phe Il - #e Ser Asp Leu Asp Ala          # 80                                                                           - Val Val Arg Glu Thr Gly Val Glu Lys Phe Va - #l Leu Val Gly His Ser          #                 95                                                           - Phe Gly Thr Met Ile Ser Met Lys Tyr Cys Se - #r Glu Tyr Arg Asn Arg          #           110                                                                - Val Leu Ala Leu Ile Leu Ile Gly Gly Gly Se - #r Arg Ile Lys Leu Leu          #       125                                                                    - His Arg Ile Gly Tyr Pro Leu Ala Lys Ile Le - #u Ala Ser Ile Ala Tyr          #   140                                                                        - Lys Lys Ser Ser Arg Leu Val Ala Asp Leu Se - #r Phe Gly Lys Asn Ala          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Gly Glu Leu Lys Glu Trp Gly Trp Lys Gln Al - #a Met Asp Tyr Thr Pro          #               175                                                            - Ser Tyr Val Ala Met Tyr Thr Tyr Arg Thr Le - #u Thr Lys Val Asn Leu          #            190                                                               - Glu Asn Ile Leu Glu Lys Ile Asp Cys Pro Th - #r Leu Ile Ile Val Gly          #       205                                                                    - Glu Glu Asp Ala Leu Leu Pro Val Ser Lys Se - #r Val Glu Leu Ser Arg          #   220                                                                        - Arg Ile Glu Asn Ser Lys Leu Val Ile Ile Pr - #o Asn Ser Gly His Cys          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Val Met Leu Glu Ser Pro Ser Glu Val Asn Ar - #g Ala Met Asp Glu Phe          #               255                                                            - Ile Ser Ser Ala Gln Phe                                                      260                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  251 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #36:                            - Leu Arg Leu Arg Lys Phe Glu Glu Ile Asn Le - #u Val Leu Ser Gly Gly          #                 15                                                           - Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile Ala His Ile Gly Val Le - #u Lys Ala Ile Asn Glu          #             30                                                               - Leu Glu Ile Arg Val Arg Ala Leu Ser Gly Va - #l Ser Ala Gly Ala Ile          #         45                                                                   - Val Ser Val Phe Tyr Ala Ser Gly Tyr Ser Pr - #o Glu Gly Met Phe Ser          #     60                                                                       - Leu Leu Lys Arg Val Asn Trp Leu Lys Leu Ph - #e Lys Phe Lys Pro Pro          # 80                                                                           - Leu Lys Gly Leu Ile Gly Trp Glu Lys Ala Il - #e Arg Phe Leu Glu Glu          #                 95                                                           - Val Leu Pro Tyr Arg Arg Ile Glu Lys Leu GL - #u Ile Pro Thr Tyr Ile          #           110                                                                - Cys Ala Thr Asp Leu Tyr Ser Gly Arg Ala Le - #u Tyr Leu SEr Glu Gly          #       125                                                                    - Ser Leu Ile Pro Ala Leu Leu Gly Ser Cys Al - #a Ile Pro Gly Ile Phe          #   140                                                                        - Glu Pro Val Glu Tyr Lys Asn Tyr Leu Leu Va - #l Asp Gly Gly Ile Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Asn Asn Leu Pro Val Glu Pro Phe Gln Glu Se - #r Gly Ile Pro Thr Val          #               175                                                            - Cys Val Asp Val Leu Pro Ile Glu Pro Glu Ly - #s Asp Ile Lys Asn Ile          #            190                                                               - Leu His Ile Leu Leu Arg Ser Phe Phe Leu Al - #a Val Arg Ser Asn Ser          #       205                                                                    - Glu Lys Arg Lys Glu Phe Cys Asp Leu Val Il - #e Val Pro Glu Leu Glu          #   220                                                                        - Glu Phe Thr Pro Leu Asp Val Arg Lys Ala As - #p Gln Ile Met Glu Arg          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Gly Tyr Ile Lys Ala Leu Glu Val Leu Ser Gl - #u                              #               250                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #AMINO ACIDSA) LENGTH:  297                                                              (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #37:                            - Met Phe Asn Ile Asn Val Phe Val Asn Ile Se - #r Trp Leu Tyr Phe Ser          #                 15                                                           - Gly Ile Val Met Lys Thr Val Glu Glu Tyr Al - #a Leu Leu Glu Thr Gly          #             30                                                               - Val Arg Val Phe Tyr Arg Cys Val Ile Pro Gl - #u Lys Ala Phe Asn Thr          #         45                                                                   - Leu Ile Ile Gly Ser His Gly Leu Gly Ala Hi - #s Ser Gly Ile Tyr Ile          #     60                                                                       - Ser Val Ala Glu Glu Phe Ala Arg His Gly Ph - #e Gly Phe Cys Met His          # 80                                                                           - Asp Gln Arg Gly His Gly Arg Thr Ala Ser As - #p Arg Glu Arg Gly Tyr          #                 95                                                           - Val Glu Gly Phe His Asn Phe Ile Glu Asp Me - #t Lys Ala Phe Ser Asp          #           110                                                                - Tyr Ala Lys Trp Arg Val Gly Gly Asp Glu Il - #e Ile Leu Leu Gly His          #       125                                                                    - Ser Met Gly Gly Leu Ile Ala Leu Leu Thr Va - #l Ala Thr Tyr Lys Glu          #   140                                                                        - Ile Ala Lys Gly Val Ile Ala Leu Ala Pro Al - #a Leu Gln Ile Pro Leu          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Thr Pro Ala Arg Arg Leu Val Leu Ser Leu Al - #a Ser Arg Leu Ala Pro          #               175                                                            - His Ser Lys Ile Thr Leu Gln Arg Arg Leu Pr - #o Gln Lys Pro Glu Gly          #            190                                                               - Phe Gln Arg Ala Lys Asp Ile Glu Tyr Ser Le - #u Ser Glu Ile Ser Val          #       205                                                                    - Lys Leu Val Asp Glu Met Ile Lys Ala Ser Se - #r Met Phe Trp Thr Ile          #   220                                                                        - Ala Gly Glu Ile Asn Thr Pro Val Leu Leu Il - #e His Gly Glu Lys Asp          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Asn Val Ile Pro Pro Glu Ala Ser Lys Lys Al - #a Tyr Gln Leu Ile Pro          #               255                                                            - Ser Phe Pro Lys Glu Leu Lys Ile Tyr Pro As - #p Leu Gly His Asn Leu          #           270                                                                - Phe Phe Glu Pro Gly Ala Val Lys Ile Val Th - #r Asp Ile Val Glu Trp          #       285                                                                    - Val Lys Asn Leu Pro Arg Glu Asn Pro                                          #   295                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  262 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #38:                            - Met Glu Val Tyr Lys Ala Lys Phe Gly Glu Al - #a Lys Leu Gly Trp Val          #                 15                                                           - Val Leu Val His Gly Leu Gly Glu His Ser Gl - #y Arg Tyr Gly Arg Leu          #             30                                                               - Ile Lys Glu Leu Asn Tyr Ala Gly Phe Gly Va - #l Tyr Thr Phe Asp Trp          #         45                                                                   - Pro Gly His Gly Lys Ser Pro Gly Lys Arg Gl - #y His Thr Ser Val Glu          #     60                                                                       - Glu Ala Met Glu Ile Ile Asp Ser Ile Ile Gl - #u Glu Ile Arg Glu Lys          # 80                                                                           - Pro Phe Leu Phe Gly His Ser Leu Gly Gly Le - #u Thr Val Ile Arg Tyr          #                 95                                                           - Ala Glu Thr Arg Pro Asp Lys Ile Arg Gly Le - #u Ile Ala Ser Ser Pro          #           110                                                                - Ala Leu Ala Lys Ser Pro Glu Thr Pro Gly Ph - #e Met Val Ala Leu Ala          #       125                                                                    - Lys Phe Leu Gly Lys Ile Ala Pro Gly Val Va - #l Leu Ser Asn Gly Ile          #   140                                                                        - Lys Pro Glu Leu Leu Ser Arg Asn Arg Asp Al - #a Val Arg Arg Tyr Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Glu Asp Pro Leu Val His Asp Arg Ile Ser Al - #a Lys Leu Gly Arg Ser          #               175                                                            - Ile Phe Val Asn Met Glu Leu Ala His Arg Gl - #u Ala Asp Lys Ile Lys          #            190                                                               - Val Pro Ile Leu Leu Leu Ile Gly Thr Gly As - #p Val Ile Thr Pro Pro          #       205                                                                    - Glu Gly Ser ARg Arg Leu Phe Glu Glu Leu Al - #a Val Glu Asn Lys Thr          #   220                                                                        - Leu Arg Glu Phe Glu Gly Ala Tyr His Glu Il - #e Phe Glu Asp Pro Glu          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Trp Ala Glu Glu Phe His Glu Thr Ile Val Ly - #s Trp Leu Val Glu Lys          #               255                                                            - Ser Tyr Ser Ser Ala Gln                                                                  260                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  249 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #39:                            - Leu Ile Gly Asn Leu Lys Leu Lys Arg Phe Gl - #u Glu Val Asn Leu Val          #                 15                                                           - Leu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ala Lys Gly Ile Ala Hi - #s Ile Gly Val Leu Lys          #             30                                                               - Ala Leu Glu Glu Leu Gly Ile Lys Val Lys Ar - #g Leu Ser Gly Val Ser          #         45                                                                   - Ala Gly Ala Ile Val Ser Val Phe Tyr Ala Se - #r Gly Tyr Thr Pro Asp          #     60                                                                       - Glu Met Leu Lys Leu Leu Lys Glu Val Asn Tr - #p Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys          # 80                                                                           - Phe Lys Thr Pro Lys Met Gly Leu Met Gly Tr - #p Glu Lys Ala Ala Glu          #                 95                                                           - Phe Leu Glu Lys Glu Leu Gly Val Lys Arg Le - #u Glu Asp Leu Asn Ile          #           110                                                                - Pro Thr Tyr Leu Cys Ser Ala Asp Leu Tyr Th - #r Gly Lys Ala Leu Tyr          #       125                                                                    - Phe Gly Arg Gly Asp Leu Ile Pro Val Leu Le - #u Gly Ser Lys Ser Ile          #   140                                                                        - Pro Gly Ile Phe Glu Pro Val Glu Tyr Glu As - #n Phe Leu Leu Val Asp          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Gly Gly Ile Val Asn Asn Leu Pro Val Glu Pr - #o Leu Glu Lys Phe Lys          #               175                                                            - Glu Pro Ile Ile Gly Val Asp Val Leu Pro Il - #e Thr Gln Glu Arg Lys          #            190                                                               - Ile Lys Asn Ile Leu His Ile Leu Ile Arg Se - #r Phe Phe Leu Ala Val          #       205                                                                    - Arg SEr Asn Ser Glu Lys Arg Lys Glu Phe Cy - #s Asn Val Val Ile Glu          #   220                                                                        - Pro Pro Leu Glu Glu Phe Ser Pro Leu Asp Va - #l Asn Lys Ala Asp Glu          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Ile Phe Cys Gly Asp Met Arg Ala Leu                                                          245                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  338 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #40:                            - Met Pro Ala Asn Asp Ser Pro Thr Ile Asp Ph - #e Asn Pro Arg Gly Ile          #                 15                                                           - Leu Arg Asn Ala His Ala Gln Val Ile Leu Al - #a Thr Ser Gly Leu Arg          #             30                                                               - Lys Ala Phe Leu Lys Arg Thr His Lys Ser Ty - #r Leu Ser Thr Ala Gln          #         45                                                                   - Trp Leu Glu Leu Asp Ala Gly Asn Gly Val Th - #r Leu Ala Gly Glu Leu          #     60                                                                       - Asn Thr Ala Pro Ala Thr Ala Ser Ser Ser Hi - #s Pro Ala His Lys Asn          # 80                                                                           - Thr Leu Val Ile Val Leu His Gly Trp Glu Gl - #y Ser Ser Gln Ser Ala          #                 95                                                           - Tyr Ala Thr Ser Ala Gly Ser Thr Leu Phe As - #p Asn Gly Phe Asp Thr          #           110                                                                - Phe Arg Leu Asn Phe Arg Asp His Gly Asp Th - #r Tyr His Leu Asn Arg          #       125                                                                    - Gly Ile Phe Asn Ser Ser Leu Ile Asp Glu Va - #l Val Gly Ala Val Lys          #   140                                                                        - Ala Ile Gln Gln Gln Thr Asp Tyr Asp Lys Ty - #r Cys Leu Met Gly Phe          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Ser Leu Gly Gly Asn Phe Ala Leu Arg Val Al - #a Val Arg Glu Gln His          #               175                                                            - Leu Ala Lys Pro Leu Ala Gly Val Leu Ala Va - #l Cys Pro Val Leu Asp          #           190                                                                - Pro Ala His Thr Met Met Ala Leu Asn Arg Gl - #y Ala Phe Phe Tyr Gly          #       205                                                                    - Arg Tyr Phe Ala His Lys Trp Lys Arg Ser Le - #u Thr Ala Lys Leu Ala          #   220                                                                        - Ala Phe Pro Asp Tyr Lys Tyr Gly Lys Asp Le - #u Lys Ser Ile His Thr          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Leu Asp Glu Leu Asn Asn Tyr Phe Ile Pro Ar - #g Tyr Thr Gly Phe Asn          #               255                                                            - Ser Val Ser Glu Tyr Phe Lys Ser Tyr Thr Le - #u Thr Gly Gln Lys Leu          #           270                                                                - Ala Phe Leu Asn Cys Pro Ser Tyr Ile Leu Al - #a Ala Gly Asp Asp Pro          #       285                                                                    - Ile Ile Pro Ala Ser Asp Phe Gln Lys Ile Al - #a Lys Pro Ala Asn Leu          #   300                                                                        - His Ile Thr Val Thr Gln Gln Gly Ser His Cy - #s Ala Tyr Leu Glu Asn          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Leu His Lys Pro Ser Ala Ala Asp Lys Tyr Al - #a Val Lys Leu Phe Gly          #               335                                                            - Ala Cys                                                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  311 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #41:                            - Met Leu Asp Met Pro Ile Asp Pro Val Tyr Ty - #r Gln Leu Ala Glu Tyr          #                 15                                                           - Phe Asp Ser Leu Pro Lys Phe Asp GLn Phe Se - #r Ser Ala Arg Glu Tyr          #             30                                                               - Arg Glu Ala Ile Asn Arg Ile Tyr Glu Glu Ar - #g Asn Arg Gln Leu Ser          #         45                                                                   - Gln His Glu Arg Val Glu Arg Val Glu Asp Ar - #g Thr Ile Lys Gly Arg          #     60                                                                       - Asn Gly Asp Ile Arg Val Arg Val Tyr Gln Gl - #n Lys Pro Asp Ser Pro          # 80                                                                           - Val Leu Val Tyr Tyr His Gly Gly Gly Phe Va - #l Ile Cys Ser Ile Glu          #                 95                                                           - Ser HIs Asp Ala Leu Cys Arg ARg Ile Ala Ar - #g Leu Ser Asn Ser Thr          #           110                                                                - Val Val Ser Val Asp Tyr Arg Leu Ala Pro Gl - #u His Lys Phe Pro Ala          #       125                                                                    - Ala Val Tyr Asp Cys Tyr Asp Ala Thr Lys Tr - #p Val Ala Glu Asn Ala          #   140                                                                        - Glu Glu Leu Arg Ile Asp Pro Ser Lys Ile Ph - #e Val Gly Gly Asp Ser          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Ala Gly Gly Asn Leu Ala Ala Ala Val Ser Il - #e Met Ala Arg Asp Ser          #               175                                                            - Gly Glu Asp Phe Ile Lys His Gln Ile Leu Il - #e Tyr Pro Val Val Asn          #           190                                                                - Phe Val Ala Pro Thr Pro Ser Leu Leu Glu Ph - #e GLy Glu Gly Leu Trp          #        205                                                                   - Ile Leu Asp Gln Lys Ile Met Ser Trp Phe Se - #r Glu Gln Tyr Phe Ser          #   220                                                                        - Arg Glu Glu Asp Lys Phe Asn Pro Leu Ala Se - #r Val Ile Phe Ala Asp          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Leu Glu Asn Leu Pro Pro Ala Leu Ile Ile Th - #r Ala Glu Tyr Asp Pro          #                255                                                           - Leu Arg Asp Glu Gly Glu Val Phe Gly Gln Me - #t Leu Arg Arg Ala Gly          #           270                                                                - Val Glu Ala Ser Ile Val Arg Tyr Arg Gly Va - #l Leu His Gly Phe Ile          #       285                                                                    - Asn Tyr Tyr Pro Val Leu Lys Ala Ala Arg As - #p Ala Ile Asn Gln Ile          #   300                                                                        - Ala Ala Leu leu Val Phe Asp                                                  305                 3 - #10                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                                     (A) LENGTH:  305 AMI - #NO ACIDS                                               (B) TYPE:  AMINO ACI - #D                                                      (D) TOPOLOGY:  LINEAR                                                -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE:  PROTEIN                                             -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION:  SEQ ID NO: - #42:                            - Met Pro Leu Asp Pro Arg Ile Lys Lys Leu Le - #u Glu Ser Ala Leu Thr          #                 15                                                           - Ile Pro Ile Gly Lys Ala Pro Val Glu Glu Va - #l Arg Lys Ile Phe Arg          #             30                                                               - Gln Leu Ala Ser Ala Ala Pro Lys Val Glu Va - #l Gly Lys Val Glu Asp          #         45                                                                   - Ile Lys Ile Pro Gly Ser Glu Thr Val Ile As - #n Ala Arg Val Tyr Phe          #     60                                                                       - Pro Lys Ser Ser Gly Pro Tyr Gly Val Leu Va - #l Tyr Leu His Gly Gly          # 80                                                                           - Gly Phe Val Ile Gly Asp Val Glu Ser Tyr As - #p Pro Leu Cys Arg Ala          #                 95                                                           - Ile Thr Asn Ala Cys Asn Cys Val Val Val Se - #r Val Asp Tyr Arg Leu          #           110                                                                - Ala Pro Glu Tyr Lys Phe Pro Ser Ala Val Il - #e Asp Ser Phe Asp Ala          #       125                                                                    - Thr Asn Trp Val Tyr Asn Asn Leu Asp Lys Ph - #e Asp Gly Lys Met Gly          #   140                                                                        - Val Ala Ile Ala Gly Asp Ser Ala Gly Gly As - #n Leu Ala Ala Val Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Ala Leu Leu Ser Lys Gly Lys Ile Asn Leu Ly - #s Tyr Gln Ile Leu Val          #               175                                                            - Tyr Pro Ala Val Ser Leu Asp Asn Val Ser Ar - #g Ser Met Ile Glu Tyr          #           190                                                                - Ser Asp Gly Phe Phe Leu Thr Arg Glu His Il - #e Glu Trp Phe Gly Ser          #       205                                                                    - Gln Tyr Leu Arg Ser Pro Ala Asp Leu Leu As - #p Phe Arg Phe Ser Pro          #   220                                                                        - Ile Leu Ala Gln Asp Phe Asn Gly Leu Pro Pr - #o Ala Leu Ile Ile Thr          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Ala Glu Tyr Asp Pro Leu Arg Asp Gln Gly Gl - #u Ala Tyr Ala Asn Lys          #               255                                                            - Leu Leu Gln Ala Gly Val Ser Val Thr Ser Va - #l Arg Phe Asn Asn Val          #           270                                                                - Ile His Gly Phe Leu Ser Phe Phe Pro Leu Me - #t Glu Gln Gly Arg Asp          #       285                                                                    - Ala Ile Gly Leu Ile Gly Ser Val Leu Arg Ar - #g Val Phe Tyr Asp Lys          #   300                                                                        - Ile                                                                          305                                                                            __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of:(a) a polynucleotide encoding an enzyme comprising an amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:33; and (b) a polynucleotide which is complementary to the polynucleotide of (a).
 2. The polynucleotide of claim 1 wherein the polynucleotide is DNA.
 3. The polynucleotide of claim 1 wherein the polynucleotide is RNA.
 4. The polynucleotide of claim 1 which encodes an enzyme comprising amino acids 1 to 414 of SEQ ID NO:33.
 5. An isolated polynucleotide encoding an enzyme having esterase activity selected from the group consisting of:(a) SEQ ID NO:23; (b) SEQ ID NO:23, wherein T can also be U; and (c) fragments of (a) or (b) that are at least 15 bases in length.
 6. An isolated polynucleotide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:23.
 7. A vector comprising the DNA of claim
 2. 8. A host cell comprising the vector of claim
 7. 9. A process for producing a polypeptide comprising:(a) culturing a host cell of claim 8 under conditions that allow expression of the DNA; and (b) expressing from the host cell a polypeptide encoded by said DNA. 